Town Hall · Bellflower

Bellflower, IL town hall & government

Bellflower spent $152,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bellflower's money goes

Spent
$152,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$269
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$94,00062%
Roads & transportation
$40,00026%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%
Other
$15,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 83%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bellflower

Full-time staff
8
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 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

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18

Bellflower's K–12 school district, shared with Bellflower, Farmer City, Mansfield, Blue Ridge, Santa Anna and Rutledge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,407
Illinois: $21,567
Students
670
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,407 per pupil, $10,433 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 Bellflower pay

Typical tax bill
$1,861
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$123,400
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 Bellflower's government

Town hall & decisions in Bellflower →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellflower

Bellflower is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bellflower'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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