How Salamonie is run
Salamonie spent $59,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $29 per resident.
What stands out about how Salamonie is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $790 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Salamonie’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
About $29 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day
The biggest line: fire, at 71% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Huntington County Community School Corporation
Salamonie’s K–12 school district, shared with Andrews, Clear Creek, Dallas, Huntington, Huntington and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,608 per pupil, $6,600 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Salamonie
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Salamonie yet. Neighbors can add them.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Salamonie’s budget compares
Salamonie ranks 3rd lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $17 | — | $1,071 |
| Rock Creek | $19 | — | $989 |
| Salamonie | $29 | — | $790 |
| Liberty | $53 | $172 | $823 |
| Jefferson | $80 | — | $1,400 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Salamonie.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Salamonie’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Salamonie is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.