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Town Hall · Monroe Township

How is Monroe Township run?

Monroe Township’s town government spent $64,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $19 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$64,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$19
In 2022: $19, less than 56% of 248 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $8,736
Typical tax bill
$956
0.83% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Monroe Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Monroe Central School Corporation

Monroe Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Farmland, Green Township, Parker City, Stoney Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Monroe Township →
$11,622
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,112
students
$12.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,622 per pupil, $6,352 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 24%State 67%Federal 9%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $19 per resident a year, or $0.05 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 38%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 69%From the state 31%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Monroe Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.Payments to other governments $14,000. With these, the whole budget was $78,000.
About “Other”.62% of Monroe Township’s day-to-day spending ($40,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$19 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Monroe Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($19 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $21, and the middle half spent $12–$40. Monroe Township spent less than 56% of them.

Middle half of the group, $12–$40Median $21Monroe Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
248

Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Monroe Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Monroe Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $956 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Stoney Creek Township$1,216
Monroe Township$956
White River Township$927
Liberty Township$889
Green Township$804
Franklin Township$630
$956
typical bill a year
0.83%
effective rate
$115,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Monroe 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.

Tax bills are one input to Monroe Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monroe Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Monroe Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Monroe Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Monroe Township yet.
Who works for Monroe Township

One full-time town employee for every 1,720 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 (3,439).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings2 + 3 pt
2
full-time
3
part-time
$8,736
payroll for March 2022
$104,832
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$32,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Monroe Township had 0.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 131 of the 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Monroe Township had more than 89% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Monroe Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Monroe Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Monroe Township compares with the towns next door

Monroe Township spent $19 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $12 to $36. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
White River Township$12$927
Franklin Township$24$630
Liberty Township$35$889
Green Township$36$804
Stoney Creek Townshipestimate$1,216
Monroe Township$19$956

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 Monroe Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Monroe Township’s government

How much does Monroe Township spend per resident?

About $19 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $19 was less than 56% of 248 Indiana towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Monroe Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $956 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% 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 Monroe Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monroe Township yet.

How many people work for Monroe Township?

2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,736 (about $104,832 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Monroe Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 26 (Scott Alexander) and State House District 33 (J.D. Prescott). The House district also covers 47 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Monroe Township’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 →