Town Hall · Atwood

Atwood, IL town hall & government

Atwood spent $811,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $702 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Atwood's money goes

Spent
$811,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$702
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$393,000
$340 per resident
Water & other utilities
$354,00044%
Police
$147,00018%
Roads & transportation
$115,00014%
Administration & buildings
$75,0009%
Parks & libraries
$17,0002%
Interest on debt
$13,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$86,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Atwood

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Arthur Community Unit School District 305

Atwood's K–12 school district, shared with Arthur, Garrett, Hammond, Lovington, Lowe and Lovington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,458
Illinois: $21,567
Students
934
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 49%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $18,458 per pupil, $11,143 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 Atwood pay

Typical tax bill
$2,308
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$128,200
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 Atwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Atwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atwood

Atwood is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Atwood'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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