Town Hall · Harbison

Harbison, IN town hall & government

Harbison spent $100,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $64 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harbison's money goes

Spent
$100,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$64
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$49,00049%
Administration & buildings
$29,00029%
Parks & libraries
$7,0007%
Health & welfare
$2,0002%
Other
$13,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Harbison

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Northeast Dubois County School Corporation

Harbison's K–12 school district, shared with Columbia, Hall and Marion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,221
Indiana: $13,688
Students
848
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $13,221 per pupil, $6,803 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 Harbison pay

Typical tax bill
$957
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$249,200
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 Harbison's government

Town hall & decisions in Harbison →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harbison

Harbison is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Harbison'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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