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Redkey, IN town hall & government

Redkey spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $934 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Redkey's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$934
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$3,814 per resident
Administration & buildings
$369,00031%
Roads & transportation
$222,00019%
Sewer & trash
$218,00018%
Interest on debt
$155,00013%
Water & other utilities
$116,00010%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Other
$104,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Redkey

Full-time staff
4
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jay School Corporation

Redkey's K–12 school district, shared with Bearcreek, Bryant, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson and Knox. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,097
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,987
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 32%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,097 per pupil, $7,147 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 Redkey pay

Typical tax bill
$638
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$85,400
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 Redkey's government

Town hall & decisions in Redkey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Redkey

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

All of Redkey'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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