Town Hall · Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook, IL town hall & government

Bolingbrook spent $112.1 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $1,523 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bolingbrook's money goes

Spent
$112.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,523
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
$226.9 million
$3,083 per resident
Police
$30.8 million28%
Fire
$24.9 million22%
Administration & buildings
$12.8 million11%
Parks & libraries
$12.5 million11%
Roads & transportation
$11.6 million10%
Interest on debt
$6.8 million6%
Sewer & trash
$6 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$621,0001%
Housing & development
$8,000<1%
Other
$6 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bolingbrook

Full-time staff
309
88 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$114,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
109
and 86 full-time firefighters
Police
118 full-time8 part
Fire
88 full-time
Administration & buildings
30 full-time78 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Sewer & trash
18 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
28 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

Community High School District 99

Bolingbrook's high school district, shared with Lisle, Lisle, Downers Grove, Woodridge, Westmont and Darien. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,322
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,708
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$112.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $28,322 per pupil, $17,761 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 Bolingbrook: Valley View Community Unit School District 365U ($22,924 per pupil) · Plainfield School District 202 ($17,046 per pupil) · Naperville Community Unit District 203 ($23,383 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bolingbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$7,748
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.46%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$314,700
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 Bolingbrook's government

🏛️ Official websitebolingbrook.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bolingbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bolingbrook'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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