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Winfield, IN town hall & government

Winfield spent $9.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,494 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$9.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,494
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$17.1 million
$2,729 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.8 million40%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million15%
Interest on debt
$471,0005%
Police
$56,0001%
Parks & libraries
$19,000<1%
Fire
$18,000<1%
Other
$2.1 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 56%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
11
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crown Point Community School Corporation

Winfield's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Winfield, Crown Point and Cedar Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,085
Indiana: $13,688
Students
9,138
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$289.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,085 per pupil, $7,092 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 Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,957
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$409,500
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 Winfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

Winfield is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Winfield'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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