Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Westville spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Westville’s town government spent $60,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $10 per resident.
What stands out about how Westville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$10 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Westville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($10 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. Westville spent less than 100% of 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; Westville itself left out).
About $10 per resident a year, or $0.03 a day
Day-to-day services only.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Westville collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Westville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $986 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.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Westville’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 Westville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Westville →
Who’s in charge in Westville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Westville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on westville.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 450 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,854).
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.
New Durham Township Metropolitan School District
Westville’s K–12 school district, shared with New Durham Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,018 per pupil, $5,582 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 Westville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: westville.us ↗
- 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.
Reach Westville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Westville’s government
How much does Westville spend per resident?
About $10 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 $10 was less than 100% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Westville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $986 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 westville.us.
Who runs Westville’s government?
See westville.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Westville yet.
How many people work for Westville?
13 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $49,907 (about $598,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Westville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Rodney Pol) and State House District 20 (Jim Pressel). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Westville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →