Fraser & Isham Law Office · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Fowler run?
Fowler’s town government spent $1.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $811 per resident. Water and other utilities ($165,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fowler is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $811 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 26%.
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$736 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fowler’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($736 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. Fowler spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($214,000), 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; Fowler itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fowler 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: $736 · 2023: $811.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,139 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% 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 Fowler’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 Fowler’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fowler →
Who’s in charge in Fowler
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fowler’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townoffowler.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 179 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,328).
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.
Benton Community School Corporation
Fowler’s K–12 school district, shared with Ambia, Bolivar Township, Boswell, Center Township, Earl Park and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,326 per pupil, $7,834 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 Fowler.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townoffowler.com ↗
- 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 Fowler’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fowler’s government
How much does Fowler spend per resident?
About $811 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $736 was more than 58% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fowler?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,139 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.02% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townoffowler.com.
Who runs Fowler’s government?
See townoffowler.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fowler yet.
How many people work for Fowler?
13 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,982 (about $647,784 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fowler in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Rick Niemeyer) and State House District 13 (Matt Commons). The House district also covers 68 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fowler’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 →