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Middlebury, IN town hall & government

Middlebury spent $9.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,676 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middlebury's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,676
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
$3,629 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million11%
Police
$1 million10%
Water & other utilities
$903,0009%
Interest on debt
$594,0006%
Parks & libraries
$383,0004%
Housing & development
$54,0001%
Administration & buildings
$20,000<1%
Other
$3.8 million38%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the state 26%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middlebury

Full-time staff
33
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Police
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middlebury Community Schools

Middlebury's K–12 school district, shared with Middlebury, York and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,511
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,127
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,511 per pupil, $6,829 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 Middlebury pay

Typical tax bill
$2,199
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$243,700
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 Middlebury's government

Town hall & decisions in Middlebury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middlebury

Middlebury is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Middlebury'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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