Town Hall · Webster

Webster, IN town hall & government

Webster spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Webster's money goes

Spent
$6,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$5,00083%
Health & welfare
$1,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Income taxes 50%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Webster collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Webster

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

South Harrison Community Schools

Webster's K–12 school district, shared with Boone, Corydon, Elizabeth, Harrison, Heth and Laconia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,496
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,077
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,496 per pupil, $6,848 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 Webster pay

Typical tax bill
$1,148
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$328,900
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 Webster's government

Town hall & decisions in Webster →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Webster

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

All of Webster'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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