Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainZionsville spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Zionsville’s town government spent $50.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,584 per resident.
What stands out about how Zionsville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,435 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Zionsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,435 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,168, and the middle half spent $1,017–$1,462. Zionsville spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Zionsville itself left out).
About $1,584 per resident a year, or $4.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Zionsville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,435 · 2023: $1,357 · 2024: $1,584. Per resident it went from $1,435 to $1,584 (up 10%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 29,340 to 31,982.
full-time in March 2025, up from 165 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,798 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% 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 Zionsville’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 Zionsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Zionsville →
Who’s in charge in Zionsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Zionsville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on zionsville-in.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 187 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (31,982).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Zionsville Community Schools
Zionsville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,931 per pupil, $7,200 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.
Lebanon Community School Corporation · $13,684 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Zionsville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: zionsville-in.gov ↗
- 2Indiana HouseZionsville is split between 2 districts
- 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 Zionsville compares with the towns next door
Zionsville spent $1,435 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $11 to $2,830. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | $11 | $880 |
| Marion Township | $31 | $2,328 |
| Clay Township | $211 | $4,057 |
| Pike Township | $267 | $1,828 |
| Carmel | $1,288 | $4,056 |
| Lebanon | $1,721 | $1,413 |
| Whitestown | $2,830 | $3,512 |
| Perry Township | estimate | $1,808 |
| Worth Township | estimate | $2,929 |
| Indianapolis | estimate | $2,042 |
| Zionsville | $1,435 | $4,798 |
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 Zionsville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Zionsville’s government
How much does Zionsville spend per resident?
About $1,584 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,435 was more than 67% of 18 Indiana cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Zionsville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,798 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see zionsville-in.gov.
Who runs Zionsville’s government?
See zionsville-in.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Zionsville yet.
How many people work for Zionsville?
171 full-time and 51 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $15.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Zionsville in the state legislature?
Zionsville is split among 2 State House districts and 2 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 Zionsville’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 →