Town Hall · Orange

Orange, IN town hall & government

Orange spent $8,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $12 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orange's money goes

Spent
$8,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$12
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$6,00075%
Health & welfare
$2,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Orange collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Orange

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fayette County School Corporation

Orange's K–12 school district, shared with Columbia, Connersville, Connersville, Fairview, Harrison and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,558
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,140
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,558 per pupil, $8,368 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 Orange pay

Typical tax bill
$694
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Orange's government

Town hall & decisions in Orange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orange

Orange is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Orange'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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