Photo: Stickman42 · CC BY-SA 4.0Prince's Lakes spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Prince's Lakes’ town government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,188 per resident. Water and other utilities ($473,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Prince's Lakes is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,188 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Prince's Lakes’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,188 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–$960. Prince's Lakes spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($445,000), 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; Prince's Lakes itself left out).
About $1,188 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
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No trend yet
Prince's Lakes reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,870 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% 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 Prince's Lakes’ 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 Prince's Lakes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prince's Lakes →
Who’s in charge in Prince's Lakes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 84 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 (1,342).
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.
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation
Prince's Lakes’ K–12 school district, shared with Hensley Township, Jackson Township, Morgantown, Nineveh Township, Trafalgar. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,538 per pupil, $6,157 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 Prince's Lakes.
- 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.
How Prince's Lakes compares with the towns next door
Prince's Lakes spent $1,188 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $46. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hamblen Township | $46 | $1,328 |
| Nineveh Township | estimate | $1,703 |
| Prince's Lakes | $1,188 | $1,870 |
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).
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Questions about Prince's Lakes’ government
How much does Prince's Lakes spend per resident?
About $1,188 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 $1,188 was more than 82% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Prince's Lakes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,870 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% 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 Prince's Lakes’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prince's Lakes yet.
How many people work for Prince's Lakes?
16 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $74,496 (about $893,952 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Prince's Lakes in the state legislature?
State Senate District 41 (Greg Walker) and State House District 47 (Robb Greene). The House district also covers 22 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 →