Town Hall · Bowling Green

Bowling Green, IL town hall & government

Bowling Green spent $80,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $180 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bowling Green's money goes

Spent
$80,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$180
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$46,00058%
Administration & buildings
$34,00043%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bowling Green collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bowling Green

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$61,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bowling Green didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

Bowling Green's K–12 school district, shared with Cowden, Herrick, Herrick, Dry Point, Lakewood and Cold Spring. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,221
Illinois: $21,567
Students
331
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,221 per pupil, $9,665 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 Bowling Green pay

Typical tax bill
$1,788
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$131,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bowling Green's government

Town hall & decisions in Bowling Green →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bowling Green

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

All of Bowling Green'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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