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Newburgh, IN town hall & government

Newburgh spent $21.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $6,249 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newburgh's money goes

Spent
$21.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$6,249
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$61.1 million
$17,949 per resident
Sewer & trash
$15.5 million73%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million5%
Police
$795,0004%
Parks & libraries
$259,0001%
Fire
$81,000<1%
Other
$2 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 90%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newburgh

Full-time staff
53
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
29 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time9 part
Police
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warrick County School Corporation

Newburgh's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Boon, Boonville, Campbell, Chandler and Elberfeld. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,637
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,005
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,637 per pupil, $7,142 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 Newburgh pay

Typical tax bill
$1,816
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$237,600
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.

Local

Contact Newburgh's government

🏛️ Official websitenewburgh-in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Newburgh →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newburgh

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

All of Newburgh'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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