Town Hall · Whitestown

Whitestown, IN town hall & government

Whitestown spent $61.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,177 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Whitestown's money goes

Spent
$61.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,177
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$91.9 million
$7,689 per resident
Police
$9.1 million15%
Fire
$4.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million6%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$3 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million2%
Health & welfare
$183,000<1%
Other
$36.7 million59%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Whitestown

Full-time staff
140
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
37
and 52 full-time firefighters
Fire
52 full-time
Police
37 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Other
14 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Whitestown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lebanon Community School Corporation

Whitestown's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Perry, Ulen, Worth, Lebanon and Zionsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,684
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,593
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$78.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,684 per pupil, $7,343 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.

Also serving Whitestown: Zionsville Community Schools ($11,931 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Whitestown pay

Typical tax bill
$3,512
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$373,500
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 Whitestown's government

🏛️ Official websitewhitestown.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Whitestown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Whitestown

Whitestown is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Whitestown'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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