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Town Hall · Clarks Hill

Clarks Hill spent less per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities

Clarks Hill’s town government spent $16,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $22 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$16,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$22
In 2022: $22, less than 97% of 363 similar cities
Long-term debt
$45,000
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
3
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $10,824
Typical tax bill
$579
0.62% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Clarks Hill is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $22 per resident, less than 97% of 363 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Tippecanoe School Corporation with 6+ other towns.Lower tax billsThe typical bill is $579 a year: 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Compared with similar places

$22 per resident in 2022: less than 97% of them

Clarks Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($22 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 $300–$967. Clarks Hill spent less than 97% of them.

Middle half of the group, $300–$967Median $586Clarks Hill

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
363

Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clarks Hill itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $22 per resident a year, or $0.06 a day

Day-to-day services only.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 65%Utility sales 22%Interest, fines & other 12%Sales taxes 1%
Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $2,000. With these, the whole budget was $18,000.
About “Other”.100% of Clarks Hill’s day-to-day spending ($16,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Clarks Hill reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $579 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Clarks Hill$579
$579
typical bill a year
0.62%
effective rate
$93,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clarks Hill’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 Clarks Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarks Hill →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Clarks Hill

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Clarks Hill’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Clarks Hill yet.
Who works for Clarks Hill

One full-time town employee for every 245 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 (734).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Sewer & trash1 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities1 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings1
Police0 + 1 pt
3
full-time
3
part-time
$10,824
payroll for March 2022
$129,888
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$33,400
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Clarks Hill had 4.1 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 221 of the 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 4.4: Clarks Hill had fewer than 52% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Clarks Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Battle Ground, Dayton, Jackson Township, Lauramie Township, Perry Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Clarks Hill →
$11,150
per pupil · IN $13,688
13,526
students
$278.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,150 per pupil, $6,456 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 34%State 60%Federal 6%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Clarks Hill

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Clarks Hill.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
    Mark Genda
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
    Ron Alting
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Braun
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    James R. Baird
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
    Todd YoungJim Banks

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Clarks Hill’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Clarks Hill’s government

How much does Clarks Hill spend per resident?

About $22 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 $22 was less than 97% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Clarks Hill?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $579 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% 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 Clarks Hill’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarks Hill yet.

How many people work for Clarks Hill?

3 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,824 (about $129,888 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Clarks Hill in the state legislature?

State Senate District 22 (Ron Alting) and State House District 41 (Mark Genda). The House district also covers 28 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 →