Town Hall · Pendleton

Pendleton, IN town hall & government

Pendleton spent $351,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $68 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pendleton's money goes

Spent
$351,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$68
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
$1,430 per resident
Interest on debt
$351,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pendleton

Full-time staff
38
110 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time64 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time25 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Police
8 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time8 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
2 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pendleton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Madison Community School Corporation

Pendleton's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Green, Ingalls, Markleville, Fall Creek and Lapel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,360
Indiana: $13,688
Students
4,307
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,360 per pupil, $6,933 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 Pendleton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,042
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$248,200
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 Pendleton's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.pendleton.in.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pendleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pendleton

Pendleton is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Pendleton'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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