Town Hall · Hardin

Hardin, IL town hall & government

Hardin spent $1.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,497 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hardin's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,497
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Housing & development
$790,00060%
Roads & transportation
$200,00015%
Water & other utilities
$166,00013%
Administration & buildings
$154,00012%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hardin

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Police
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hardin didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Calhoun Community Unit School District 40

Hardin's K–12 school district, shared with Batchtown, Hamburg and Kampsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,908
Illinois: $21,567
Students
502
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,908 per pupil, $8,980 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 Hardin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,263
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.54%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$89,000
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 Hardin's government

Town hall & decisions in Hardin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hardin

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

All of Hardin'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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