Town Hall · Brussels

Brussels, IL town hall & government

Brussels spent $120,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $938 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brussels's money goes

Spent
$120,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$938
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$26,000
$203 per resident
Water & other utilities
$59,00049%
Administration & buildings
$50,00042%
Roads & transportation
$7,0006%
Health & welfare
$2,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 49%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brussels

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brussels Community Unit School District 42

Brussels's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,448
Illinois: $21,567
Students
87
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$202,000
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $27,448 per pupil, $13,057 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 Brussels pay

Typical tax bill
$880
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$131,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Brussels's government

Town hall & decisions in Brussels →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brussels

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

All of Brussels'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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