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Perry, IN town hall & government

Perry spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $57 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$57
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$9,0001%
Other
$1.8 million99%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
8
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
7
on the town payroll
Fire
7 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northwest Allen County Schools

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Eel River, Huntertown and Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,818
Indiana: $13,688
Students
8,383
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$179.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $10,818 per pupil, $6,128 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$2,361
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$318,600
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 Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Perry'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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