Bluffs, IL town hall & government
Bluffs spent $467,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $710 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bluffs's government.
Where Bluffs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 40%
- Utility sales 19%
- Fees & charges 15%
- Property taxes 12%
- From the federal government 7%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Bluffs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2
Bluffs's K–12 school district, shared with Exeter and Naples. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 41%
- State 44%
- Federal 15%
Of the $22,062 per pupil, $12,629 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.
Which schools Bluffs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Bluffs pay
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.
Contact Bluffs's government
Who represents Bluffs
Bluffs is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.