Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Chesterfield run?
Chesterfield’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,119 per resident. Water and other utilities ($448,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chesterfield is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,119 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$660 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Chesterfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($660 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $586, and the middle half spent $292–$967. Chesterfield spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($590,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chesterfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 71% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Chesterfield reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $660 · 2023: $1,119.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $933 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Chesterfield’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.
Tax bills are one input to Chesterfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chesterfield →
Who’s in charge in Chesterfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chesterfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on chesterfield.in.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,485).
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.
Anderson Community School Corporation
Chesterfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Country Club Heights, Edgewood, Richland Township, River Forest, Union Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,808 per pupil, $9,645 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.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
Daleville Community Schools · $11,474 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chesterfield.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: chesterfield.in.gov ↗
- 2Indiana HouseChesterfield is split between 2 districts
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Chesterfield compares with the towns next door
Chesterfield spent $660 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $21 to $1,433. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Chesterfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Chesterfield’s government
How much does Chesterfield spend per resident?
About $1,119 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $660 was more than 55% of 363 Indiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chesterfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $933 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see chesterfield.in.gov.
Who runs Chesterfield’s government?
See chesterfield.in.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chesterfield yet.
How many people work for Chesterfield?
23 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $76,374 (about $916,488 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Chesterfield in the state legislature?
Chesterfield is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chesterfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →