Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, IN town hall & government

Winchester spent $10.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,267 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$10.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,267
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$1,425 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million16%
Health & welfare
$1.3 million12%
Police
$1.1 million10%
Roads & transportation
$844,0008%
Fire
$813,0007%
Administration & buildings
$598,0005%
Housing & development
$417,0004%
Parks & libraries
$240,0002%
Interest on debt
$178,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,000<1%
Other
$3.7 million34%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
40
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
14 full-time
Fire
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Randolph Central School Corporation

Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Ridgeville, Saratoga, Ward and White River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,698
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,431
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,698 per pupil, $6,802 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 Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$884
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$97,600
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 Winchester's government

🏛️ Official websitewinchester-in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

Winchester is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Winchester'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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