Town Hall · Dahlgren

Dahlgren, IL town hall & government

Dahlgren spent $243,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $210 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Dahlgren's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Dahlgren's money goes

Spent
$243,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$210
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$135,00056%
Administration & buildings
$49,00020%
Health & welfare
$9,0004%
Other
$50,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 46%
  • From the state 32%
  • Property taxes 22%

Dahlgren didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Dahlgren

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$34,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Dahlgren's K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie City, Dahlgren, Knight Prairie, Macedonia, McLeansboro and McLeansboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,781
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,115
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,781 per pupil, $8,212 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Dahlgren pay

Typical tax bill
$1,292
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$108,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Dahlgren's government

Town hall & decisions in Dahlgren →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dahlgren

Dahlgren is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Dahlgren's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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