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Town Hall · Pleasant Township

Pleasant Township spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar towns

Pleasant Township’s town government spent $8,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$8,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$0
In 2022: $0, less than 100% of 17 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 4 part-time · March payroll $4,803
Typical tax bill
$1,791
0.71% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Pleasant Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$0 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them

Pleasant Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($0 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 17 Indiana towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $15, and the middle half spent $6–$44. Pleasant Township spent less than 100% of them.

Middle half of the group, $6–$44Median $15Pleasant Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
17

Indiana towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pleasant Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $0 per resident a year, or $0.00 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 38%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 97%From the state 3%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Pleasant Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $39,000; payments to other governments $12,000. With these, the whole budget was $59,000.
About “Other”.62% of Pleasant Township’s day-to-day spending ($5,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Over the years

No trend yet

Pleasant Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,791 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Clark Township$2,681
White River Township$2,597
Franklin Township$2,519
Perry Township$2,291
Indianapolis$2,042
Greenwood$1,932
Pleasant Township$1,791
Franklin Township$1,772
Indiana$1,614
$1,791
typical bill a year
0.71%
effective rate
$253,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pleasant Township

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

Check Pleasant Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Pleasant Township yet.
The school district

Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation

Pleasant Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Clark Township, New Whiteland, Whiteland, Greenwood. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pleasant Township →
$12,478
per pupil · IN $13,688
7,012
students
$116.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,478 per pupil, $7,191 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 38%State 55%Federal 6%

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

Also serving Pleasant Township

Greenwood Community School Corporation · $11,660 per pupil

Center Grove Community School Corporation · $10,911 per pupil

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

Who represents Pleasant Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pleasant Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

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

Next door

How Pleasant Township compares with the towns next door

Pleasant Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $9 to $948 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Perry Township$9$2,291
Clark Township$16$2,681
Greenwood$948$1,932
Franklin Townshipestimate$1,772
Indianapolisestimate$2,042
White River Townshipestimate$2,597
Franklin Townshipestimate$2,519
Pleasant Townshipestimate$1,791

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 Pleasant Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Pleasant Township’s government

How much does Pleasant Township spend per resident?

About $0 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 $0 was less than 100% of 17 Indiana towns and townships of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,791 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% 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 Pleasant Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Township yet.

How many people work for Pleasant Township?

0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,803 (about $57,636 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Pleasant Township in the state legislature?

Pleasant Township is split among 3 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 Pleasant 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 →