How is Brown Township run?
Brown Township’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Brown Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation
Brown Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Blue River Township, Jackson Township, Wilkinson, Shirley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,329 per pupil, $6,820 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.
No comparison for Brown Township yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Brown Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brown Township 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: $0 · 2023: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,200 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Brown Township’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 Brown Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brown Township →
Who’s in charge in Brown Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brown Township.
- 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.
How Brown Township compares with the towns next door
Brown Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3 to $35 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | $3 | $1,350 |
| Jackson Township | $35 | $768 |
| Wayne Township | estimate | $1,210 |
| Green Township | estimate | $1,675 |
| Greensboro Township | estimate | $1,360 |
| Brown Township | estimate | $1,200 |
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 Brown Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brown Township’s government
How much does Brown Township spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Brown Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,200 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% 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 Brown Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brown Township yet.
How many people work for Brown Township?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $403 (about $4,836 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brown Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Michael Crider) and State House District 53 (Ethan Lawson). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brown Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →