Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Mount Auburn run?
Mount Auburn’s town government spent $47,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $452 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Auburn didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mount Auburn is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Western Wayne Schools
Mount Auburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Cambridge City, Dublin, East Germantown, Jackson Township, Milton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,278 per pupil, $6,428 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.
About $452 per resident a year, or $1.24 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 87%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mount Auburn didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mount Auburn yet
Every year of Mount Auburn’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,063 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% 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 Mount Auburn’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 Mount Auburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Auburn →
Who’s in charge in Mount Auburn
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 Mount Auburn.
- 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 Mount Auburn compares with the towns next door
Mount Auburn’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $571 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | $571 | $729 |
| Mount Auburn | estimate | $1,063 |
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 Mount Auburn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Auburn’s government
How much does Mount Auburn spend per resident?
About $452 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Auburn didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $47,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Auburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,063 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% 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 Mount Auburn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Auburn yet.
How many people work for Mount Auburn?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,583 (about $66,996 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mount Auburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Jeff Raatz) and State House District 56 (Brad Barrett). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Auburn’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 (for Mount Auburn, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →