Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Brooklyn spent less per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar cities
Brooklyn’s town government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $560 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brooklyn is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$375 per resident in 2022: less than 69% of them
Brooklyn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($375 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Brooklyn spent less than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($563,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brooklyn itself left out).
About $560 per resident a year, or $1.53 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 43%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 53% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brooklyn reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $375 · 2023: $560.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $476 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brooklyn’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Brooklyn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brooklyn →
Who’s in charge in Brooklyn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 363 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,541).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District
Brooklyn’s K–12 school district, shared with Baker Township, Bethany, Clay Township, Green Township, Jefferson Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,296 per pupil, $6,868 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation · $12,518 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brooklyn.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseBrooklyn is split between 2 districts
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Brooklyn compares with the towns next door
Brooklyn spent $375 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | $18 | $1,146 |
| Brown Township | $158 | $1,205 |
| Brooklyn | $375 | $476 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brooklyn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brooklyn’s government
How much does Brooklyn spend per resident?
About $560 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $375 was less than 69% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brooklyn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $476 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Brooklyn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brooklyn yet.
How many people work for Brooklyn?
7 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,584 (about $475,008 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brooklyn in the state legislature?
Brooklyn is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 37 (Rod Bray). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brooklyn’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →