Town Hall · New Ross

New Ross, IN town hall & government

New Ross spent $421,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,238 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where New Ross's money goes

Spent
$421,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,238
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$469,000
$1,379 per resident
Water & other utilities
$275,00065%
Sewer & trash
$54,00013%
Administration & buildings
$51,00012%
Interest on debt
$27,0006%
Roads & transportation
$11,0003%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for New Ross

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$23,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Montgomery Community School Corporation

New Ross's K–12 school district, shared with Alamo, Brown, Clark, Ladoga, New Market and Ripley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,059
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,639
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,059 per pupil, $7,482 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 New Ross pay

Typical tax bill
$600
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$145,000
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents New Ross

New Ross is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of New Ross'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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