Town Hall · Seymour

Seymour, IN town hall & government

Seymour spent $39.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,820 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seymour's money goes

Spent
$39.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,820
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$25.9 million
$1,197 per resident
Police
$6.7 million17%
Fire
$4.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$3.8 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million6%
Housing & development
$2.1 million5%
Interest on debt
$2 million5%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million3%
Sewer & trash
$981,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$140,000<1%
Other
$16 million41%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seymour

Full-time staff
209
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
45
and 46 full-time firefighters
Police
62 full-time1 part
Fire
46 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
46 full-time
Roads & transportation
26 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time25 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
9 full-time1 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

Seymour Community Schools

Seymour's K–12 school district, shared with Hamilton, Jackson, Redding and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,072
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,473
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,072 per pupil, $7,080 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 Seymour pay

Typical tax bill
$792
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$162,800
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 Seymour's government

🏛️ Official websiteseymourcity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seymour →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seymour

Seymour is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Seymour'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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