North Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar towns
North Township’s town government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $26 per resident. Water and other utilities ($371,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how North Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$23 per resident in 2022: more than 69% of them
North Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($23 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 26 Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $13, and the middle half spent $6–$41. North Township spent more than 69% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; North Township itself left out).
About $26 per resident a year, or $0.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 45%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means North Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Day-to-day spending is up 15% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years North Township 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: $23 · 2023: $26.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 41 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,895 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 North 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 North Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in North Township →
Who’s in charge in North Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 3,782 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (155,055).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hammond School City
North Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Hammond. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,230 per pupil, $7,085 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.
City of East Chicago School District · $17,914 per pupil
Munster School Town · $12,441 per pupil
Highland School Town · $11,036 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for North Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseNorth Township is split between 3 districts
- 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 North Township compares with the towns next door
North Township spent $23 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | $53 | $1,096 |
| Griffith | $962 | $1,796 |
| Munster | $1,179 | $3,670 |
| Whiting | $1,935 | $1,659 |
| Hammond | $2,248 | $1,630 |
| East Chicago | $2,458 | $1,083 |
| Gary | estimate | $915 |
| Highland | estimate | $2,047 |
| North Township | $23 | $1,895 |
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 North Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about North Township’s government
How much does North Township spend per resident?
About $26 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $23 was more than 69% of 26 Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in North Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,895 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% 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 North Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for North Township yet.
How many people work for North Township?
41 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $169,908 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents North Township in the state legislature?
North Township is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about North 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 →