Town Hall · Beach Park

Beach Park, IL town hall & government

Beach Park spent $6.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $449 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beach Park's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$449
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$555,000
$41 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million40%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million23%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$268,0004%
Parks & libraries
$50,0001%
Interest on debt
$25,000<1%
Other
$620,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Beach Park

Full-time staff
16
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Zion-Benton Township High School District 126

Beach Park's high school district, shared with Benton, Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Zion, Wadsworth and Newport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,286
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,573
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $22,286 per pupil, $11,092 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.

Also serving Beach Park: Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 ($20,690 per pupil) · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 ($23,440 per pupil) · Warren Township High School District 121 ($20,075 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Beach Park pay

Typical tax bill
$6,445
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.62%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$245,800
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.

Local

Contact Beach Park's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofbeachpark.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beach Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beach Park

Beach Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Beach Park'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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