Town Hall · Harmon

Harmon, IL town hall & government

Harmon spent $240,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $692 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harmon's money goes

Spent
$240,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$692
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$170,00071%
Administration & buildings
$54,00023%
Other
$16,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 61%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Harmon

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rock Falls Township High School District 301

Harmon's high school district, shared with Coloma, Hahnaman, Hume, Montmorency, Nelson and Nelson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,141
Illinois: $21,567
Students
547
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $21,141 per pupil, $12,428 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 Harmon: Amboy Community Unit School District 272 ($18,499 per pupil) · Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 ($18,221 per pupil) · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 ($20,747 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Harmon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,333
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$95,000
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 Harmon's government

Town hall & decisions in Harmon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harmon

Harmon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Harmon'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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