Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Cayuga run?
Cayuga’s town government spent $865,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $911 per resident. Water and other utilities ($251,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cayuga is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $911 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$586 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cayuga’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($586 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. Cayuga spent less than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($85,000), 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; Cayuga itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 35% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cayuga 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: $586 · 2024: $911. Per resident it went from $586 to $911 (up 55%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,095 to 949.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $635 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% 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 Cayuga’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 Cayuga’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cayuga →
Who’s in charge in Cayuga
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 190 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 2024 finance file (949).
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.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
Cayuga’s K–12 school district, shared with Eugene Township, Highland Township, Newport, Perrysville, Vermillion Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,586 per pupil, $7,566 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.
How Cayuga voted in 2024
Official results for Cayuga’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.4%363 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.1%100 votesOthers: 2.5% (12 votes).
Most votes in Cayuga: Donald J Trump
Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%
Most votes in Cayuga: Jim Banks
Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%
Most votes in Cayuga: Mike Braun
President, 2024: Cayuga, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga | 76.4% | 21.1% | 2.5% | 475 |
| Indiana | 58.6% | 39.6% | 1.8% | 2,936,677 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Cayuga.
- 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 Cayuga compares with the towns next door
Cayuga spent $586 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cayuga | $586 | $635 |
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 Cayuga’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cayuga’s government
How much does Cayuga spend per resident?
About $911 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $586 was less than 50% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cayuga?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $635 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% 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 Cayuga’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cayuga yet.
How did Cayuga vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 76.4%, Kamala D Harris 21.1% (475 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.
How many people work for Cayuga?
5 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $34,714 (about $416,568 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cayuga in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Spencer Deery) and State House District 42 (Tim Yocum). The House district also covers 49 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →