How Washington is run
Washington spent $119,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $48 per resident.
What stands out about how Washington is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $1,088 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.38% 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 Washington’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.
About $48 per resident a year, or $0.13 a day
The biggest line: fire, at 71% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
South Putnam Community Schools
Washington’s K–12 school district, shared with Fillmore, Jefferson, Marion, Warren. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,858 per pupil, $6,944 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 Washington
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Washington yet. Neighbors can add them.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
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 Washington’s budget compares
Washington ranks 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greencastle | — | — | $1,173 |
| Van Buren | $10 | — | $591 |
| Jackson | $14 | — | $887 |
| Cloverdale | $35 | — | $883 |
| Washington | $48 | — | $1,088 |
| Madison | $54 | — | $1,175 |
| Warren | — | — | $1,263 |
| Cass | — | — | — |
| Jackson | — | — | $772 |
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 Washington.
- 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 Washington’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 Washington 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.