Town Hall · Channahon

Channahon, IL town hall & government

Channahon spent $33.2 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,385 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Channahon's money goes

Spent
$33.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,385
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$22.2 million
$1,594 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.9 million18%
Police
$5.9 million18%
Sewer & trash
$3.2 million10%
Water & other utilities
$2.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million6%
Interest on debt
$983,0003%
Housing & development
$32,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$7,000<1%
Other
$12.6 million38%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the state 17%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Channahon

Full-time staff
80
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
32 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
5 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minooka Community High School District 111

Channahon's high school district, shared with Minooka, Seward, Aux Sable, Shorewood, Channahon and Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,494
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,985
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,494 per pupil, $11,276 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 Channahon: Channahon School District 17 ($18,231 per pupil) · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 ($16,775 per pupil) · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C ($14,883 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Channahon pay

Typical tax bill
$6,936
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$327,900
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 Channahon's government

🏛️ Official websitechannahon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Channahon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Channahon

Channahon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson and Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Channahon'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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