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How Chandler is run

Chandler spent $15.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,819 per resident.

Town website
Photo: YHoshua
City budget
$15.8 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,819
Above typical Indiana cities ($1,507)
Long-term debt
$21.5 million
$6,530 per resident
City staff
35
full-time · 11 part-time
Typical tax bill
$942
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Chandler is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $942 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Indiana$1,614
Chandler$942
$942
typical bill a year
0.72%
effective rate
$131,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Chandler’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Your share of the budget

About $4,819 per resident a year, or $13.20 a day

The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 72% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 48%Fees & charges 29%From the state 8%Property taxes 7%From other local governments 5%Interest, fines & other 3%
The school district

Warrick County School Corporation

Chandler’s K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Boon, Boonville, Campbell, Elberfeld and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Chandler →
$12,637
per pupil · IN $13,688
10,005
students
$12.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,637 per pupil, $7,142 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 27%State 66%Federal 8%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Chandler

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Chandler yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Chandler

One full-time town employee for every 94 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Water & other utilities13 + 1 pt
Police9 + 3 pt
Administration & buildings5 + 6 pt
Sewer & trash7 + 1 pt
Housing & development1
35
full-time
11
part-time
$46,200
average full-time pay, before benefits
9
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Chandler

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Chandler.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Chandler’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitetownofchandler.org ↗

Questions about how Chandler is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Chandler get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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