Middlebury spent more per resident in 2022 than 90% of similar cities
Middlebury’s town government spent $8.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,262 per resident. Water and other utilities ($902,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Middlebury is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,275 per resident in 2022: more than 90% of them
Middlebury’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,275 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,137, and the middle half spent $754–$1,419. Middlebury spent more than 90% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.8 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Middlebury itself left out).
About $2,262 per resident a year, or $6.20 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Middlebury 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: $2,275 · 2024: $2,262.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.90% 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 Middlebury’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.
Tax bills are one input to Middlebury’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Middlebury →
Who’s in charge in Middlebury
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Middlebury’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on middleburyin.org/publishsite/index.cfm ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 112 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,682).
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.
Middlebury Community Schools
Middlebury’s K–12 school district, shared with Middlebury Township, York Township, Jefferson Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,511 per pupil, $6,829 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 Middlebury.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: middleburyin.org/publishsite/index.cfm ↗
- 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 Middlebury’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Middlebury’s government
How much does Middlebury spend per resident?
About $2,262 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,275 was more than 90% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Middlebury?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.90% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see middleburyin.org/publishsite/index.cfm.
Who runs Middlebury’s government?
See middleburyin.org/publishsite/index.cfm for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Middlebury yet.
How many people work for Middlebury?
33 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $155,442 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Middlebury in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Blake Doriot) and State House District 49 (Joanna King). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Middlebury’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 →