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Carbon Cliff, IL town hall & government

Carbon Cliff spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $865 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carbon Cliff's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$865
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$94,000
$49 per resident
Sewer & trash
$519,00031%
Water & other utilities
$417,00025%
Administration & buildings
$250,00015%
Roads & transportation
$237,00014%
Police
$166,00010%
Parks & libraries
$27,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$52,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carbon Cliff

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

United Township High School District 30

Carbon Cliff's high school district, shared with Colona, Colona, East Moline, Hampton, Hampton and Moline. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,130
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,859
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,783 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 Carbon Cliff: Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 ($15,655 per pupil) · Silvis School District 34 ($16,425 per pupil) · East Moline School District 37 ($20,740 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Carbon Cliff pay

Typical tax bill
$2,657
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.97%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$134,600
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 Carbon Cliff's government

Town hall & decisions in Carbon Cliff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carbon Cliff

Carbon Cliff is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Carbon Cliff'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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