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How Millhousen is run

Meetings, who’s in charge, property taxes and who represents Millhousen.

Typical tax bill
$1,307
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Millhousen is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The school district

Decatur County Community Schools

Millhousen’s K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Clay, Clinton, Fugit, Jackson and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Millhousen →
$13,682
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,838
students
$47.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,682 per pupil, $7,712 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 34%State 60%Federal 7%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Millhousen

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Millhousen yet. Neighbors can add them.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,307 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Millhousen$1,307
$1,307
typical bill a year
0.68%
effective rate
$193,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Millhousen’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Millhousen

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Millhousen.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Millhousen’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Millhousen is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Millhousen get good value for its tax dollars?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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