Town Hall · Ogden Dunes

Ogden Dunes, IN town hall & government

Ogden Dunes spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,148 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ogden Dunes's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,148
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$724,00031%
Water & other utilities
$281,00012%
Roads & transportation
$258,00011%
Sewer & trash
$177,0008%
Health & welfare
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Police
$6,000<1%
Other
$853,00037%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ogden Dunes

Full-time staff
9
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Portage Township Schools

Ogden Dunes's K–12 school district, shared with Portage and Portage. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,922
Indiana: $13,688
Students
6,588
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,922 per pupil, $7,387 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 Ogden Dunes pay

Typical tax bill
$4,108
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$492,300
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Ogden Dunes

Ogden Dunes is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Ogden Dunes'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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