Town Hall · Burns

Burns, IL town hall & government

Burns spent $149,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $582 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Burns's money goes

Spent
$149,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$582
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$91,00061%
Administration & buildings
$46,00031%
Interest on debt
$1,0001%
Other
$11,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Burns

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$50,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Galva Community Unit School District 224

Burns's K–12 school district, shared with Bishop Hill, Galva, Galva, Weller and Lynn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,563
Illinois: $21,567
Students
462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,563 per pupil, $7,911 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 Burns: Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 ($13,828 per pupil) · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 ($15,839 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Burns pay

Typical tax bill
$3,792
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.99%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$190,600
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 Burns's government

Town hall & decisions in Burns →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Burns

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

All of Burns'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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