Town Hall · Cave

Cave, IL town hall & government

Cave spent $215,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $128 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cave's money goes

Spent
$215,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$128
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$88,00041%
Administration & buildings
$62,00029%
Other
$65,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 54%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • From the state 12%

Cave didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cave

Full-time staff
4
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 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

Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174

Cave's K–12 school district, shared with Thompsonville and South Flannigan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,940
Illinois: $21,567
Students
299
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,940 per pupil, $9,211 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cave pay

Typical tax bill
$1,235
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$113,400
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 Cave's government

Town hall & decisions in Cave →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cave

Cave is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Cave'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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