Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Middletown spent more per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
Middletown’s town government spent $3.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,488 per resident.
What stands out about how Middletown is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,340 per resident in 2022: more than 85% of them
Middletown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,340 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–$960. Middletown spent more than 85% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($503,000), 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; Middletown itself left out).
About $1,488 per resident a year, or $4.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 17%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Middletown 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: $1,340 · 2023: $1,815 · 2024: $1,488.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $589 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 Middletown’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 Middletown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Middletown →
Who’s in charge in Middletown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Middletown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on middletownin.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 87 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 2024 finance file (2,261).
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.
Shenandoah School Corporation
Middletown’s K–12 school district, shared with Cadiz, Fall Creek Township, Harrison Township, Jefferson Township, Sulphur Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,898 per pupil, $6,770 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 Middletown.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: middletownin.com ↗
- 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 Middletown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Middletown’s government
How much does Middletown spend per resident?
About $1,488 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 $1,340 was more than 85% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Middletown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $589 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see middletownin.com.
Who runs Middletown’s government?
See middletownin.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Middletown yet.
How many people work for Middletown?
26 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $88,258 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Middletown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Jeff Raatz) and State House District 54 (Cory Criswell). The House district also covers 43 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Middletown’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 →