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Windfall, IN town hall & government

Windfall spent $879,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,108 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Windfall's money goes

Spent
$879,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,108
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$3,921 per resident
Administration & buildings
$382,00043%
Roads & transportation
$130,00015%
Water & other utilities
$130,00015%
Interest on debt
$124,00014%
Sewer & trash
$72,0008%
Parks & libraries
$26,0003%
Other
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Windfall

Full-time staff
6
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Windfall didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tri-Central Community Schools

Windfall's K–12 school district, shared with Liberty, Prairie, Sharpsville and Wildcat. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,785
Indiana: $13,688
Students
789
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,785 per pupil, $6,530 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 Windfall pay

Typical tax bill
$588
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$88,700
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 Windfall's government

Town hall & decisions in Windfall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Windfall

Windfall is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Windfall'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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