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Upland, IN town hall & government

Upland spent $3.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $836 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upland's money goes

Spent
$3.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$836
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
$2,668 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million34%
Water & other utilities
$920,00029%
Roads & transportation
$489,00015%
Police
$268,0008%
Administration & buildings
$221,0007%
Fire
$60,0002%
Interest on debt
$35,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0001%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Other
$54,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upland

Full-time staff
13
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Eastbrook Community School Corporation

Upland's K–12 school district, shared with Jefferson, Matthews, Monroe, Van Buren, Van Buren and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,512
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,621
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,512 per pupil, $6,496 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 Upland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,618
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$203,200
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 Upland's government

🏛️ Official websiteupland.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Upland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upland

Upland is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Upland'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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