Town Hall · Chalmers

Chalmers, IN town hall & government

Chalmers spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,738 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chalmers's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,738
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1 million
$2,122 per resident
Water & other utilities
$618,00046%
Sewer & trash
$148,00011%
Administration & buildings
$145,00011%
Police
$73,0005%
Interest on debt
$42,0003%
Fire
$19,0001%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Roads & transportation
$15,0001%
Other
$273,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chalmers

Full-time staff
6
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$9,100
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Police
0 full-time4 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

Frontier School Corporation

Chalmers's K–12 school district, shared with Big Creek, Brookston, Prairie and West Point. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,051
Indiana: $13,688
Students
664
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,051 per pupil, $7,727 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 Chalmers pay

Typical tax bill
$987
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$162,500
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 Chalmers's government

🏛️ Official websitechalmers.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chalmers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chalmers

Chalmers is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Chalmers'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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