Cairo, IL town hall & government
Cairo spent $3.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,915 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cairo's government.
Where Cairo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 32%
- Fees & charges 21%
- Property taxes 20%
- Sales taxes 12%
- From the federal government 11%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Cairo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cairo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cairo Community Unit School District 1
Cairo's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 10%
- State 53%
- Federal 37%
Of the $29,585 per pupil, $13,997 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.
Which schools Cairo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cairo pay
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.
Contact Cairo's government
Who represents Cairo
Cairo is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.