Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Merom run?
Merom’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Merom is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Southwest School Corporation
Merom’s K–12 school district, shared with Carlisle, Gill Township, Haddon Township, Hamilton Township, Sullivan and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,934 per pupil, $6,526 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.
No comparison or trend for Merom yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Merom’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $621 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Merom’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 Merom’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Merom →
Who’s in charge in Merom
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Merom’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on meromindiana.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 214 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 (214).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Merom.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: meromindiana.org ↗
- 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 Merom’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Merom’s government
How much does Merom spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Merom’s government?
See meromindiana.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Merom yet.
How many people work for Merom?
1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,897 (about $94,764 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Merom in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Eric Bassler) and State House District 45 (Bruce Borders). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Merom’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 →