Town Hall · Biggsville

Biggsville, IL town hall & government

Biggsville spent $183,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $670 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Biggsville's money goes

Spent
$183,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$670
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$715,000
$2,619 per resident
Water & other utilities
$81,00044%
Administration & buildings
$47,00026%
Interest on debt
$24,00013%
Sewer & trash
$19,00010%
Roads & transportation
$11,0006%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Biggsville

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

West Central Community Unit School District 235

Biggsville's K–12 school district, shared with Biggsville, Carman, Gladstone, Gladstone, Gulfport and Media. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,975
Illinois: $21,567
Students
760
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,975 per pupil, $9,118 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 Biggsville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,662
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.99%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,500
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 Biggsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Biggsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Biggsville

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

All of Biggsville'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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