How is Dahlgren run?
Dahlgren’s village government spent $224,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $446 per resident. Water and other utilities ($366,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dahlgren is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $446 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$446 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Dahlgren’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($446 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $503, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Dahlgren spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($96,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dahlgren itself left out).
No trend yet
Dahlgren reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $957 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dahlgren’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Dahlgren’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dahlgren →
Who’s in charge in Dahlgren
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 167 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (502).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Dahlgren’s K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie City, Knight Prairie Township, Macedonia, McLeansboro, McLeansboro Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,781 per pupil, $8,212 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Dahlgren’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Dahlgren alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hamilton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.7%3,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.6%739 votesOthers: 1.7% (70 votes).
Most votes in Hamilton County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Dahlgren lies in Hamilton County. Every 2024 race in Hamilton County is on the county’s page.
Hamilton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Dahlgren.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Dahlgren’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Dahlgren’s government
How much does Dahlgren spend per resident?
About $446 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $446 was less than 60% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dahlgren?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $957 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Dahlgren’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dahlgren yet.
How did Dahlgren vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Dahlgren alone. Hamilton County, where 100% of Dahlgren lies, voted Trump 80.7%, Harris 17.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dahlgren?
3 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,690 (about $104,280 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dahlgren in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Terri Bryant) and State House District 116 (Dave Severin). The House district also covers 105 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →