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Town Hall · Warren Township

How is Warren Township run?

Warren Township’s town government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $11 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.1M
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$11
In 2022: $11, less than 58% of 26 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
11
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $72,619 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$1,613
0.89% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Warren Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Warren Township Metropolitan School District

Warren Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Warren Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Warren Township →
$15,178
per pupil · IN $13,688
11,440
students
$128.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,178 per pupil, $8,028 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 29%State 56%Federal 15%

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

Also serving Warren Township

Indianapolis Public Schools · $22,943 per pupil

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

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $11 per resident a year, or $0.03 a day

Day-to-day services only.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 82%Property taxes 14%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $29,000; payments to other governments $197,000. With these, the whole budget was $1.3 million.
About “Other”.100% of Warren Township’s day-to-day spending ($1.1 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$11 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Warren Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($11 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 26 Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $16, and the middle half spent $6–$41. Warren Township spent less than 58% of them.

Middle half of the group, $6–$41Median $16Warren Township

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

The group
26

Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Warren Township itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,613 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Franklin Township$2,519
Sugar Creek Township$2,300
Perry Township$2,291
Lawrence Township$2,200
Buck Creek Township$2,161
Indianapolis$2,042
Indiana$1,614
Warren Township$1,613
Center Township$1,445
$1,613
typical bill a year
0.89%
effective rate
$180,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Warren Township

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

Check Warren Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Warren Township yet.
Who works for Warren Township

One full-time town employee for every 9,659 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 (106,248).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings3 + 6 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections4 + 3 pt
Police1
Other3 + 2 pt
11
full-time
11
part-time
$72,619
payroll for March 2022
$871,428
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$60,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
Estimates.Warren Township didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Warren Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Warren Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseWarren Township is split between 3 districts
  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 Warren Township compares with the towns next door

Warren Township spent $11 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $9 to $444. Towns that run more services spend more. 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
Center Township$18$1,445
Lawrence Township$21$2,200
Sugar Creek Township$444$2,300
Buck Creek Township$444$2,161
Franklin Townshipestimate$2,519
Indianapolisestimate$2,042
Warren Township$11$1,613

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 Warren Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Warren Township’s government

How much does Warren Township spend per resident?

About $11 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 $11 was less than 58% of 26 Indiana towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Warren Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,613 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% 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 Warren Township’s government?

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

How many people work for Warren Township?

11 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $72,619 (about $871,428 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Warren Township in the state legislature?

Warren Township is split among 3 State House districts and 4 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 Warren Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 →