Town Hall · Newport

Newport, IN town hall & government

Newport spent $50,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $105 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Newport's money goes

Spent
$50,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$105
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$2,634 per resident
Interest on debt
$50,000100%

Newport didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newport

Full-time staff
5
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
3
on the town payroll
Fire
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Newport's K–12 school district, shared with Cayuga, Eugene, Highland, Perrysville and Vermillion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,586
Indiana: $13,688
Students
662
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,586 per pupil, $7,566 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 Newport pay

Typical tax bill
$502
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$84,000
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 Newport's government

Town hall & decisions in Newport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newport

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

All of Newport'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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