Town Hall · Bremen

Bremen, IL town hall & government

Bremen spent $2.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $19 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bremen's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$19
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$896,00044%
Administration & buildings
$875,00043%
Health & welfare
$144,0007%
Paid to other governments
$21,0001%
Other
$117,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bremen

Full-time staff
8
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time26 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 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

Bremen Community High School District 228

Bremen's high school district, shared with Midlothian, Posen, Oak Forest, Markham, Hazel Crest and Country Club Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,258
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,066
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $25,258 per pupil, $13,309 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 Bremen: Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 ($19,068 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 146 ($22,783 per pupil) · Forest Ridge School District 142 ($15,300 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bremen pay

Typical tax bill
$5,576
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.55%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$218,300
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 Bremen's government

Town hall & decisions in Bremen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bremen

Bremen is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson, Sean Casten and Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bremen'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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