Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Orestes run?
Orestes’ town government spent $226,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $561 per resident. Water and other utilities ($75,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Orestes is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $561 per resident a year, or $1.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 44%.
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$561 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Orestes’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($561 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Orestes spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($84,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Orestes itself left out).
No trend yet
Orestes reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $500 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Orestes’ 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 Orestes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orestes →
Who’s in charge in Orestes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Alexandria Community School Corporation
Orestes’ K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Monroe Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,688 per pupil, $7,802 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Orestes.
- 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 Orestes’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Orestes’ government
How much does Orestes spend per resident?
About $561 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 $561 was less than 52% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Orestes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $500 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% 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 Orestes’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orestes yet.
How many people work for Orestes?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,901 (about $82,812 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orestes in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Mike Gaskill) and State House District 35 (Elizabeth Rowray). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →