Town Hall · Springfield

Springfield, IN town hall & government

Springfield spent $423,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $105 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$423,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$105
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
$99,000
$24 per resident
Fire
$108,00026%
Administration & buildings
$29,0007%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Other
$273,00065%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 85%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Springfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Michigan City Area Schools

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Beverly Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michigan City, Michigan and Pottawattamie Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,467
Indiana: $13,688
Students
5,022
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $17,467 per pupil, $9,086 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,797
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$256,500
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 Springfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

Springfield is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Springfield'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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