How is Brookston run?
Brookston’s town government spent $729,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $473 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brookston is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $473 per resident a year, or $1.30 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
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$473 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brookston’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($473 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. Brookston spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($182,000), 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; Brookston itself left out).
No trend yet
Brookston reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $744 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% 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 Brookston’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Brookston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brookston →
Who’s in charge in Brookston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 257 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 2022 finance file (1,541).
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.
Frontier School Corporation
Brookston’s K–12 school district, shared with Big Creek Township, Chalmers, Prairie Township, West Point Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,051 per pupil, $7,727 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brookston.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Brookston’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brookston’s government
How much does Brookston spend per resident?
About $473 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $473 was less than 58% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brookston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $744 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% 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 Brookston’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brookston yet.
How many people work for Brookston?
6 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,988 (about $371,856 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brookston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Ed Charbonneau) and State House District 16 (Kendell Culp). The House district also covers 48 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brookston’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 →