Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPaoli spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
Paoli’s town government spent $10.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,864 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Paoli is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$574 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
Paoli’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($574 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,139, and the middle half spent $760–$1,490. Paoli spent less than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($959,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Paoli itself left out).
About $2,864 per resident a year, or $7.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 77%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 402% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Paoli 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: $574 · 2023: $2,864.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $766 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% 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 Paoli’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 Paoli’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Paoli →
Who’s in charge in Paoli
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 58 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (3,625).
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.
Paoli Community School Corporation
Paoli’s K–12 school district, shared with Greenfield Township, Paoli Township, Southeast Township, Stampers Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,583 per pupil, $7,675 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 Paoli.
- 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.
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Questions about Paoli’s government
How much does Paoli spend per resident?
About $2,864 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 $574 was less than 84% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Paoli?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $766 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% 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 Paoli’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Paoli yet.
How many people work for Paoli?
62 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $246,178 (about $3.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Paoli in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Eric Koch) and State House District 65 (Chris May). The House district also covers 32 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 →