Town Hall · Madison

Madison, IN town hall & government

Madison spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $205 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Madison's government.

Town budget

Where Madison's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$205
typical Indiana towns: $137
Long-term debt
$310,000
$30 per resident
Fire
$1.9 million90%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$198,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 34%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Madison

Full-time staff
12
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,000
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
9
on the town payroll
Fire
12 full-time34 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Madison didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation

Madison's K–12 school district, shared with Brown, Harrison and Mooresville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,518
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,347
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,518 per pupil, $7,181 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Madison pay

Typical tax bill
$1,244
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$269,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Madison's government

Town hall & decisions in Madison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Madison

Madison is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Madison's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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