Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Somerville spent less per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Somerville’s town government spent $93,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $320 per resident.
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Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$320 per resident in 2022: less than 73% of them
Somerville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($320 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. Somerville spent less than 73% of 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; Somerville itself left out).
About $320 per resident a year, or $0.88 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 90%.
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No trend yet
Somerville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Somerville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Gibson School Corporation
Somerville’s K–12 school district, shared with Barton Township, Center Township, Columbia Township, Francisco, Mackey and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,115 per pupil, $6,877 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 Somerville.
- 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 Somerville’s government
How much does Somerville spend per resident?
About $320 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 $320 was less than 73% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Somerville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Somerville yet.
How many people work for Somerville?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,882 (about $22,584 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Somerville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Daryl Schmitt) and State House District 75 (Cindy Ledbetter). The House district also covers 31 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 →