Town Hall · Veale

Veale, IN town hall & government

Veale spent $31,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $27 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Veale's money goes

Spent
$31,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$27
typical Indiana towns: $137
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$31,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Veale

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Washington Community School Corporation

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

Spending per pupil
$13,183
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,589
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,183 per pupil, $6,248 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 Veale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,285
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$212,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Veale's government

Town hall & decisions in Veale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Veale

Veale is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Veale'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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