Town Hall · Baylis

Baylis, IL town hall & government

Baylis spent $91,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $476 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Baylis's money goes

Spent
$91,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$476
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$56,000
$293 per resident
Administration & buildings
$42,00046%
Water & other utilities
$33,00036%
Sewer & trash
$14,00015%
Interest on debt
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 6%

Baylis didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baylis

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pikeland Community Unit School District 10

Baylis's K–12 school district, shared with Detroit, Florence, Hardin, Milton, Montezuma and Nebo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,644
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,196
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,644 per pupil, $7,874 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 Baylis pay

Typical tax bill
$950
a year · Illinois typical $5,298

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 Baylis's government

Town hall & decisions in Baylis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baylis

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

All of Baylis'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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