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Aerial view of Geist Reservoir and surrounding housing developments in Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, IndianaPhoto: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Town Hall · Fishers

Fishers spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities

Fishers’ town government spent $101.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,000 per resident.

Town website
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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$101.9M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,000
In 2022: $770, less than 88% of 34 similar cities
Long-term debt
$572.7M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2025
545
full-time · 82 part-time · March payroll $4.4M
Typical tax bill
$3,680
0.94% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Fishers is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $770 per resident, less than 88% of 34 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Hamilton Southeastern Schools with 3 other towns.Split between districts4 State House districts cover Fishers; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Fishers’ own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct29
    Board of Zoning Appeals - Fall CreekThursday · 6:00 pm · Fishers City Hall, FMC Nickel Plate Conference Room, 3rd floor, 1 Municipal DriveBoard of Zoning Appeals - Fall Creek - CANCELEDMeeting page ↗
  • Oct29
    Board of HealthThursday · 11:00 am · Fishers City Hall, 1 Municipal Dr.Board of Health MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct29
    Board of Public Works and SafetyThursday · 9:00 am · Fishers Municipal Center: Nickel Plate Conference Room, 1 Municipal DriveAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct29
    Technical Advisory CommitteeThursday · 9:00 amAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct28
    Board of Zoning Appeals – FishersWednesday · 6:00 pm · Fishers Municipal Center Theater, 1 Municipal DriveBoard of Zoning Appeals – Fishers - CANCELEDMeeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,000 per resident a year, or $2.74 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 35%Income taxes 27%Utility sales 13%From the state 12%Other taxes & licenses 4%Interest, fines & other 4%Fees & charges 3%From other local governments 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $16.4 million; interest on debt $14.3 million; payments to other governments $727,000. With these, the whole budget was $133.4 million.
Compared with similar places

$770 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them

Fishers’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($770 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 34 Indiana cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,262, and the middle half spent $1,017–$1,490. Fishers spent less than 88% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,017–$1,490Median $1,262Fishers

Includes sewer and trash ($7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
34

Indiana cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fishers itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 36% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fishers reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$74.7 million
2023$77.2 million
2024$101.9 million

Per resident: 2022: $770 · 2023: $763 · 2024: $1,000. Per resident it went from $770 to $1,000 (up 30%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 97,020 to 101,966.

Town staff
545

full-time in March 2025, up from 482 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,680 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fall Creek Township$4,090
Clay Township$4,057
Carmel$4,056
Fishers$3,680
Noblesville$3,112
Delaware Township$2,867
McCordsville$2,548
Vernon Township$2,353
Lawrence Township$2,200
Indianapolis$2,042
$3,680
typical bill a year
0.94%
effective rate
$391,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fishers

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

See fishers.in.us for Fishers’ current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Fishers yet.fishers.in.us ↗
Who works for Fishers

One full-time town employee for every 187 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (101,966).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Fire159 + 1 pt
Police146 + 4 pt
Administration & buildings58 + 18 pt
Roads & transportation42 + 4 pt
Parks & libraries19 + 34 pt
Sewer & trash28 + 2 pt
Health & welfare20 + 12 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections2 + 2 pt
Housing & development2
Other69 + 5 pt
545
full-time
82
part-time
$4.4M
payroll for March 2025
$52.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$95,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
126
sworn police officers
151
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Fishers had 5.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 19 of the 34 Indiana cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.8: Fishers had fewer than 89% 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

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Fishers’ K–12 school district, shared with Delaware Township, Fall Creek Township, Wayne Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fishers →
$12,846
per pupil · IN $13,688
21,299
students
$230.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,846 per pupil, $7,652 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 42%State 54%Federal 4%

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

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

Who represents Fishers

From town hall to Washington

Fishers sends 4 representatives to the Indiana House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: fishers.in.us ↗
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseFishers is split between 4 districts
    Todd HustonVictoria Garcia WilburnChris JeterAlaina Shonkwiler
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
    Kyle Walker
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Braun
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Victoria Spartz
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
    Todd YoungJim Banks
Find your state legislators by address ↗

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

Next door

How Fishers compares with the towns next door

Fishers spent $770 per resident in 2022; the 8 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $21 to $1,713. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Delaware Township: $40 per resident (2022)Noblesville: $1,713 per resident (2022)Clay Township: $211 per resident (2022)Carmel: $1,288 per resident (2022)Fall Creek Township: no reported 2022 figuresLawrence Township: $21 per resident (2022)Indianapolis: no reported 2022 figuresMcCordsville: $651 per resident (2022)Vernon Township: $155 per resident (2022)Fortville: $938 per resident (2022)Delaware TownshipNoblesvilleClay TownshipCarmelFall Creek TownshipLawrence TownshipIndianapolisMcCordsvilleVernon TownshipFortvilleFishers
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Lawrence Township$21$2,200
Delaware Township$40$2,867
Vernon Township$155$2,353
Clay Township$211$4,057
McCordsville$651$2,548
Fortville$938$1,782
Carmel$1,288$4,056
Noblesville$1,713$3,112
Fall Creek Townshipestimate$4,090
Indianapolisestimate$2,042
Fishers$770$3,680

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 Fishers’ government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitefishers.in.us ↗

Questions about Fishers’ government

How much does Fishers spend per resident?

About $1,000 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 $770 was less than 88% of 34 Indiana cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Fishers?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,680 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fishers.in.us.

Who runs Fishers’ government?

See fishers.in.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fishers yet.

How many people work for Fishers?

545 full-time and 82 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.4M (about $52.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Fishers in the state legislature?

Fishers is split among 4 State House districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 31 (Kyle Walker). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Fishers?

The next posted meeting is Plat Committee on Wednesday, November 4, at 4:00 pm in Fishers Municipal Center Theater, 1 Municipal Drive, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Fishers’ government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →