Town Hall · Markleville

Markleville, IN town hall & government

Markleville spent $327,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $642 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Markleville's money goes

Spent
$327,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$642
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$149,000
$293 per resident
Administration & buildings
$126,00039%
Sewer & trash
$55,00017%
Roads & transportation
$21,0006%
Police
$13,0004%
Paid to other governments
$11,0003%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$97,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • From the state 32%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Markleville

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Madison Community School Corporation

Markleville's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Green, Ingalls, Pendleton, Fall Creek and Lapel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,360
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,307
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,360 per pupil, $6,933 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 Markleville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,148
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$184,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Markleville's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmarkleville.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Markleville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Markleville

Markleville is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Markleville'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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