Town Hall · Durham

Durham, IL town hall & government

Durham spent $135,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $538 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Durham's money goes

Spent
$135,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$538
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$52,000
$207 per resident
Roads & transportation
$89,00066%
Administration & buildings
$33,00024%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$11,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Durham collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Durham

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Illini West High School District 307

Durham's high school district, shared with Appanoose, Bear Creek, Bentley, Blandinsville, Carthage and Carthage. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,108
Illinois: $21,567
Students
334
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,108 per pupil, $8,512 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.

Also serving Durham: La Harpe Community School District 347 ($20,042 per pupil) · Dallas Elementary School District 327 ($19,240 per pupil) · Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 ($23,639 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Durham pay

Typical tax bill
$3,550
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Durham's government

Town hall & decisions in Durham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Durham

Durham is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Durham'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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