Town Hall · Monterey

Monterey, IN town hall & government

Monterey spent $170,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $850 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monterey's money goes

Spent
$170,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$850
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$277,000
$1,385 per resident
Sewer & trash
$60,00035%
Interest on debt
$12,0007%
Housing & development
$3,0002%
Other
$95,00056%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 53%
  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monterey

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Culver Community Schools Corporation

Monterey's K–12 school district, shared with Aubbeenaubbee, Culver, North Bend, Tippecanoe and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,672
Indiana: $13,688
Students
839
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,672 per pupil, $9,447 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 Monterey pay

Typical tax bill
$478
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$82,500
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 Monterey's government

Town hall & decisions in Monterey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monterey

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

All of Monterey'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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