Town Hall · Plainfield

Plainfield, IN town hall & government

Plainfield spent $101.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,810 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plainfield's money goes

Spent
$101.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,810
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$73.9 million
$2,050 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.5 million12%
Police
$10.8 million11%
Parks & libraries
$8.1 million8%
Water & other utilities
$7.1 million7%
Health & welfare
$6 million6%
Interest on debt
$2.3 million2%
Housing & development
$2 million2%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million1%
Administration & buildings
$714,0001%
Fire
$656,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$324,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$224,000<1%
Other
$49.1 million48%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plainfield

Full-time staff
319
133 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
69
and 92 full-time firefighters
Fire
96 full-time
Parks & libraries
22 full-time118 part
Police
75 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
38 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
40 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Plainfield Community School Corporation

Plainfield's K–12 school district, shared with Guilford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,287
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,834
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$146.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $11,287 per pupil, $6,475 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.

Also serving Plainfield: Avon Community School Corporation ($13,307 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Plainfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,153
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$280,600
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 Plainfield's government

🏛️ Official websiteyoutube.com/watch?v=6n3pFFPSlW4 ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plainfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plainfield

Plainfield is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Plainfield'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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