How Caledonia is run
Caledonia spent $156,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $857 per resident.
What stands out about how Caledonia is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $857 per resident a year, or $2.35 a day
The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 74% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
The typical homeowner pays $3,500 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.14% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Caledonia’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Caledonia’s K–12 school district, shared with Belvidere, Spring, Belvidere, Bonus, Caledonia and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,291 per pupil, $12,176 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Caledonia
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Caledonia yet. Neighbors can add them.
How Caledonia’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Grove | $604 | $813 | $5,949 |
| Caledonia | $857 | — | $3,500 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Caledonia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseCaledonia is split between 2 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Caledonia’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Caledonia is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.