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Bloom, IL town hall & government

Bloom spent $5.2 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $60 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bloom's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$60
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$89,000
$1 per resident
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million41%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million33%
Health & welfare
$853,00016%
Parks & libraries
$502,00010%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Fees & charges 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Bloom

Full-time staff
32
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,900
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
11 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time2 part
Other
7 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

Bloom Township High School District 206

Bloom's high school district, shared with Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,240
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,104
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,240 per pupil, $10,476 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 Bloom: Brookwood School District 167 ($21,043 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 168 ($23,850 per pupil) · Chicago Heights School District 170 ($23,476 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bloom pay

Typical tax bill
$5,005
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.78%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$180,300
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 Bloom's government

Town hall & decisions in Bloom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloom

Bloom is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bloom'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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