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Town Hall · New Haven

How is New Haven run?

New Haven’s city government spent $22.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,439 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.2 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Plan Commission

5:30 pm · 815 Lincoln Hwy E

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$22.8M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,439
In 2022: $1,153, less than 60% of 35 similar cities
Long-term debt
$23.3M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
120
full-time · 80 part-time · March payroll $745,117
Typical tax bill
$1,307
0.78% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how New Haven is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer34% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares East Allen County Schools with 6+ other towns.Its own police and fire29 sworn officers and 30 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From New Haven’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,439 per resident a year, or $3.94 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 23%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 36%Fees & charges 19%Income taxes 17%Utility sales 11%Interest, fines & other 11%Sales taxes 5%From the state 2%Other taxes & licenses <1%From other local governments <1%From the federal government <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.6 million; interest on debt $495,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $29.1 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,153 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

New Haven’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,153 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,182, and the middle half spent $976–$1,616. New Haven spent less than 60% of them.

Middle half of the group, $976–$1,616Median $1,182New Haven

Includes sewer and trash ($3.2 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 →

The group
35

Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Haven itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years New Haven reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$18.4 million
2023$25.4 million
2024$22.8 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,153 · 2023: $1,617 · 2024: $1,439.

City staff
120

full-time in March 2025, up from 99 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,307 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

St. Joseph Township$1,736
Indiana$1,614
Fort Wayne$1,578
Jefferson Township$1,525
New Haven$1,307
Adams Township$1,187
$1,307
typical bill a year
0.78%
effective rate
$166,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at New Haven’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 New Haven’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Haven →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in New Haven

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

See newhavenin.org for New Haven’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for New Haven yet.newhavenin.org ↗
Who works for New Haven

One full-time city employee for every 132 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (15,843).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Fire35 + 37 pt
Police38 + 8 pt
Administration & buildings24 + 19 pt
Parks & libraries6 + 16 pt
Water & other utilities12
Roads & transportation5
120
full-time
80
part-time
$745,117
payroll for March 2025
$8.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$64,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
29
sworn police officers
30
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.New Haven had 6.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 25 of the 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.7: New Haven had fewer than 64% 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.

The school district

East Allen County Schools

New Haven’s K–12 school district, shared with Cedar Creek Township, Grabill, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Leo-Cedarville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in New Haven →
$12,563
per pupil · IN $13,688
10,007
students
$100.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,563 per pupil, $7,293 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 60%Federal 16%

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

Also serving New Haven

Fort Wayne Community Schools · $14,349 per pupil

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

Who represents New Haven

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for New Haven.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: newhavenin.org ↗
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
    Dave Heine
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
    Tyler JohnsonLiz Brown
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Mike Braun
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Marlin A. Stutzman
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
    Todd YoungJim Banks
Find your state legislators by address ↗

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

Next door

How New Haven compares with the towns next door

New Haven spent $1,153 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.

Fort Wayne: $878 per resident (2022)Adams Township: $20 per resident (2022)Jefferson Township: $96 per resident (2022)St. Joseph Township: $8 per resident (2022)Fort WayneAdams TownshipJefferson TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipNew Haven
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
St. Joseph Township$8$1,736
Adams Township$20$1,187
Jefferson Township$96$1,525
Fort Wayne$878$1,578
New Haven$1,153$1,307

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 New Haven’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitenewhavenin.org ↗

Questions about New Haven’s government

How much does New Haven spend per resident?

About $1,439 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 $1,153 was less than 60% of 35 Indiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in New Haven?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,307 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newhavenin.org.

Who runs New Haven’s government?

See newhavenin.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Haven yet.

How many people work for New Haven?

120 full-time and 80 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $745,117 (about $8.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents New Haven in the state legislature?

New Haven is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in New Haven?

The next posted meeting is Plan Commission on Tuesday, November 10, at 5:30 pm in 815 Lincoln Hwy E, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about New Haven’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →