Town Hall · Calumet Park

Calumet Park, IL town hall & government

Calumet Park spent $18.8 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $2,748 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Calumet Park's money goes

Spent
$18.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,748
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
$28.1 million
$4,102 per resident
Police
$4.8 million25%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million12%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million11%
Fire
$2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million6%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$216,0001%
Other
$2 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 18%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Calumet Park

Full-time staff
60
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Fire
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
23 full-time8 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

Community High School District 218

Calumet Park's high school district, shared with Alsip, Merrionette Park, Robbins, Blue Island, Crestwood and Chicago Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,321
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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 Calumet Park: Calumet Public School District 132 ($18,349 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Calumet Park pay

Typical tax bill
$4,246
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.30%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$184,700
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.

Local

Contact Calumet Park's government

🏛️ Official websitecalumetparkvillage.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Calumet Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Calumet Park

Calumet Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Calumet Park'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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