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Montezuma, IN town hall & government

Montezuma spent $3.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,329 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montezuma's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,329
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$4,180 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million70%
Fire
$347,00011%
Sewer & trash
$177,0005%
Administration & buildings
$172,0005%
Interest on debt
$148,0005%
Police
$16,000<1%
Roads & transportation
$12,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$103,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 73%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Montezuma

Full-time staff
14
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time
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. Montezuma didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Montezuma's K–12 school district, shared with Florida, Mecca, Raccoon, Reserve, Rosedale and Wabash. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,020
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,032
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$478,000
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,020 per pupil, $6,588 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 Montezuma pay

Typical tax bill
$683
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$80,400
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 Montezuma's government

🏛️ Official websitemontezuma.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Montezuma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Montezuma

Montezuma is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Montezuma'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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