Town Hall · Turman

Turman, IN town hall & government

Turman spent $76,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $76 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Turman's money goes

Spent
$76,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$76
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$12,00016%
Paid to other governments
$3,0004%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$60,00079%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 99%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Turman

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southwest School Corporation

Turman's K–12 school district, shared with Carlisle, Gill, Haddon, Hamilton, Merom and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,934
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27,000
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $12,934 per pupil, $6,526 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 Turman pay

Typical tax bill
$1,051
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$228,900
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 Turman's government

Town hall & decisions in Turman →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Turman

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

All of Turman'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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