Vermillion County Courthouse · Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainHow is Newport run?
Newport’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Newport didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Newport is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
Newport’s K–12 school district, shared with Cayuga, Eugene Township, Highland Township, Perrysville, Vermillion Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,586 per pupil, $7,566 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.
No comparison or trend for Newport yet
Every year of Newport’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 $502 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% 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 Newport’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 Newport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newport →
Who’s in charge in Newport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 95 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 2022 finance file (475).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Newport.
- 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.
Reach Newport’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Newport’s government
How much does Newport spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Newport didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $50,000.
What is the property tax rate in Newport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $502 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% 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 Newport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newport yet.
How many people work for Newport?
5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,459 (about $149,508 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Newport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Spencer Deery) and State House District 42 (Tim Yocum). The House district also covers 49 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Newport’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 (for Newport, 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 →