Town Hall · Beardstown

Beardstown, IL town hall & government

Beardstown spent $120,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $20 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beardstown's money goes

Spent
$120,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$20
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$83,00069%
Roads & transportation
$35,00029%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Property taxes 45%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%

Beardstown 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 Beardstown

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

Beardstown's K–12 school district, shared with Beardstown, Bluff Springs and Hagener. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,140
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $11,140 per pupil, $7,045 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 Beardstown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,321
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,900
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 Beardstown's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbeardstown.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beardstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beardstown

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

All of Beardstown'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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