Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Sunman run?
Sunman’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Sunman is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation
Sunman’s K–12 school district, shared with Harrison Township, Jackson Township, Kelso Township, Logan Township, Miller Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,247 per pupil, $7,196 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Sunman yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Sunman’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,321 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Sunman’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 Sunman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sunman →
Who’s in charge in Sunman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 207 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 (1,037).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Sunman.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 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.
Reach Sunman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sunman’s government
How much does Sunman spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Sunman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,321 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Sunman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sunman yet.
How many people work for Sunman?
5 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,511 (about $318,132 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sunman in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (Jean Leising) and State House District 55 (Lindsay Patterson). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sunman’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 →