Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Grandview run?
Grandview’s town government spent $409,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $568 per resident. Water and other utilities ($147,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Grandview is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $568 per resident a year, or $1.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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$568 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Grandview’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($568 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. Grandview spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($151,000), 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; Grandview itself left out).
No trend yet
Grandview reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $908 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Grandview’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 Grandview’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grandview →
Who’s in charge in Grandview
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 80 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (720).
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.
South Spencer County School Corporation
Grandview’s K–12 school district, shared with Luce Township, Ohio Township, Richland, Rockport, Hammond Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,168 per pupil, $7,293 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 Grandview.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Grandview’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grandview’s government
How much does Grandview spend per resident?
About $568 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $568 was less than 52% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grandview?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $908 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% 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 Grandview’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grandview yet.
How many people work for Grandview?
9 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,152 (about $373,824 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Grandview in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Daryl Schmitt) and State House District 74 (Steve Bartels). The House district also covers 51 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grandview’s government
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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 →