Town Hall · Rushville

Rushville, IN town hall & government

Rushville spent $16.1 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,607 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rushville's money goes

Spent
$16.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,607
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$51.6 million
$8,344 per resident
Interest on debt
$2.1 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million10%
Police
$1.3 million8%
Fire
$1.2 million7%
Water & other utilities
$808,0005%
Housing & development
$637,0004%
Administration & buildings
$568,0004%
Parks & libraries
$338,0002%
Health & welfare
$178,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$58,000<1%
Other
$5.5 million34%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Utility sales 32%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rushville

Full-time staff
74
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 19 full-time firefighters
Fire
19 full-time8 part
Police
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rush County Schools

Rushville's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Center, Jackson, Noble, Orange and Posey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,855
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,830
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,855 per pupil, $7,782 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 Rushville pay

Typical tax bill
$922
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$127,300
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 Rushville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofrushville.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rushville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rushville

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

All of Rushville'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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