Town Hall · Buda

Buda, IL town hall & government

Buda spent $475,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $956 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Buda's money goes

Spent
$475,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$956
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$2,716 per resident
Roads & transportation
$159,00033%
Water & other utilities
$123,00026%
Administration & buildings
$50,00011%
Sewer & trash
$49,00010%
Interest on debt
$35,0007%
Parks & libraries
$16,0003%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$42,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Buda

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Buda's K–12 school district, shared with Concord, Greenville, Manlius, Manlius, New Bedford and Sheffield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,747
Illinois: $21,567
Students
926
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,747 per pupil, $10,676 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 Buda pay

Typical tax bill
$1,228
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$71,600
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 Buda's government

Town hall & decisions in Buda →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buda

Buda is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Buda'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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