Photo: Stickman42 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cicero run?
Cicero’s town government spent $6.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,229 per resident. Water and other utilities ($676,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cicero is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,229 per resident a year, or $3.37 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,229 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cicero’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,229 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,137, and the middle half spent $754–$1,490. Cicero spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($959,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cicero itself left out).
No trend yet
Cicero reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,991 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% 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 Cicero’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 Cicero’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cicero →
Who’s in charge in Cicero
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cicero’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ciceroin.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 119 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,999).
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.
Hamilton Heights School Corporation
Cicero’s K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia, Atlanta, Jackson Township, White River Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,154 per pupil, $5,981 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 Cicero.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ciceroin.org ↗
- 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 Cicero’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cicero’s government
How much does Cicero spend per resident?
About $1,229 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 $1,229 was more than 63% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cicero?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,991 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ciceroin.org.
Who runs Cicero’s government?
See ciceroin.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cicero yet.
How many people work for Cicero?
42 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $226,758 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cicero in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Scott Baldwin) and State House District 37 (Todd Huston). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cicero’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 →