Town Hall · Modoc

Modoc, IN town hall & government

Modoc spent $294,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,690 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Modoc's money goes

Spent
$294,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,690
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$817,000
$4,695 per resident
Sewer & trash
$132,00045%
Interest on debt
$33,00011%
Fire
$15,0005%
Roads & transportation
$14,0005%
Administration & buildings
$10,0003%
Police
$8,0003%
Other
$82,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • From the state 15%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Modoc

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
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

Union School Corporation

Modoc's K–12 school district, shared with Blountsville, Losantville, Stoney Creek and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,958
Indiana: $13,688
Students
7,855
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 8%
  • State 88%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $8,958 per pupil, $7,193 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 Modoc pay

Typical tax bill
$620
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$65,000
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 Modoc's government

Town hall & decisions in Modoc →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Modoc

Modoc is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Modoc'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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