Town Hall · Bureau

Bureau, IL town hall & government

Bureau spent $201,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $870 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bureau's money goes

Spent
$201,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$870
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$110,00055%
Administration & buildings
$83,00041%
Other
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Bureau didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bureau

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Princeton High School District 500

Bureau's high school district, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Dover, Dover, Indiantown and Malden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,488
Illinois: $21,567
Students
486
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,488 per pupil, $11,479 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 Bureau: Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 ($20,747 per pupil) · Princeton Elementary School District 115 ($15,908 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bureau pay

Typical tax bill
$2,746
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$227,000
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 Bureau's government

Town hall & decisions in Bureau →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bureau

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

All of Bureau'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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