Town Hall · Belle Rive

Belle Rive, IL town hall & government

Belle Rive spent $672,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,937 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belle Rive's money goes

Spent
$672,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,937
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$426,000
$1,228 per resident
Water & other utilities
$440,00065%
Sewer & trash
$80,00012%
Administration & buildings
$66,00010%
Roads & transportation
$64,00010%
Interest on debt
$18,0003%
Fire
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 69%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Belle Rive

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201

Belle Rive's high school district, shared with Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, Field, Ina and McClellan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,435
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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 Belle Rive: Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 ($21,775 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Belle Rive pay

Typical tax bill
$1,955
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.07%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$94,600
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Belle Rive

Belle Rive is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Belle Rive'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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