Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Chrisney spent more per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Chrisney’s town government spent $509,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,088 per resident. Water and other utilities ($409,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chrisney is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,482 per resident in 2022: more than 89% of them
Chrisney’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,482 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–$960. Chrisney spent more than 89% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($66,000), 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; Chrisney itself left out).
About $1,088 per resident a year, or $2.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Chrisney 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: $1,482 · 2024: $1,088.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $558 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Chrisney’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 Chrisney’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chrisney →
Who’s in charge in Chrisney
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 234 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 (468).
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 Spencer County School Corporation
Chrisney’s K–12 school district, shared with Carter Township, Clay Township, Dale, Gentryville, Grass Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,993 per pupil, $6,612 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 Chrisney.
- 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.
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Questions about Chrisney’s government
How much does Chrisney spend per resident?
About $1,088 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 $1,482 was more than 89% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chrisney?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $558 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% 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 Chrisney’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chrisney yet.
How many people work for Chrisney?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,774 (about $249,288 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Chrisney in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Daryl Schmitt) and State House District 74 (Steve Bartels). The House district also covers 51 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 →