Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Laurel Township run?
Who represents Laurel Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Laurel Township voted.
What stands out about how Laurel Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Franklin County Community School Corporation
Laurel Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove Township, Brookville, Brookville Township, Cedar Grove, Fairfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,144 per pupil, $6,552 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.
The typical homeowner pays $766 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Laurel Township’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 Laurel Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Laurel Township →
Who’s in charge in Laurel Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Laurel Township.
- 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.
How Laurel Township compares with the towns next door
Laurel Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $4 to $23 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | $4 | $914 |
| Columbia Township | $5 | — |
| Jackson Township | $8 | $1,208 |
| Metamora Township | $15 | $1,028 |
| Salt Creek Township | $23 | $1,597 |
| Blooming Grove Township | estimate | — |
| Laurel Township | estimate | $766 |
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 Laurel Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Laurel Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Laurel Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $766 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% 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 Laurel Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Laurel Township yet.
Who represents Laurel Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (Jean Leising) and State House District 55 (Lindsay Patterson). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Laurel Township’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 →