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Town Hall · Fowlerton

How is Fowlerton run?

Fowlerton’s town government spent $107,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $428 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$107,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$428
In 2022: $428, less than 62% of 363 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
4
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $18,519
Typical tax bill
$496
0.54% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Fowlerton is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $428 per resident a year, or $1.17 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 79%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 52%From the state 22%Property taxes 21%From other local governments 3%Interest, fines & other 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $2,000. With these, the whole budget was $109,000.
Compared with similar places

$428 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Fowlerton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($428 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. Fowlerton spent less than 62% of them.

Middle half of the group, $292–$967Median $586Fowlerton

Includes sewer and trash ($85,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

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; Fowlerton itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $496 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.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Fowlerton$496
$496
typical bill a year
0.54%
effective rate
$91,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fowlerton

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 63 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 (250).

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

Administration & buildings4 + 1 pt
4
full-time
1
part-time
$18,519
payroll for March 2022
$222,228
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$51,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Fowlerton had 16.0 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 4.3: Fowlerton had more than 95% 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

Madison-Grant United School Corporation

Fowlerton’s K–12 school district, shared with Boone Township, Fairmount, Fairmount Township, Green Township, Liberty Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fowlerton →
$10,401
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,988
students
$33.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $10,401 per pupil, $6,815 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 24%State 68%Federal 8%

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

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

Who represents Fowlerton

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fowlerton.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

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

Reach Fowlerton’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Fowlerton’s government

How much does Fowlerton spend per resident?

About $428 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 $428 was less than 62% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Fowlerton?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $496 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 Fowlerton’s government?

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

How many people work for Fowlerton?

4 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,519 (about $222,228 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Fowlerton in the state legislature?

State Senate District 17 (Nick McKinley) and State House District 31 (Lori Goss-Reaves). The House district also covers 26 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 →