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Coal Valley, IL town hall & government

Coal Valley spent $4.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,294 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coal Valley's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,294
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$170,000
$46 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million30%
Administration & buildings
$947,00020%
Police
$793,00016%
Paid to other governments
$724,00015%
Roads & transportation
$418,0009%
Housing & development
$208,0004%
Parks & libraries
$94,0002%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$154,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Coal Valley

Full-time staff
14
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time18 part
Police
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Moline-Coal Valley School District 40

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

Spending per pupil
$17,805
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,254
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,805 per pupil, $11,043 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 Coal Valley: Orion Community Unit School District 223 ($13,268 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Coal Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$5,127
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.38%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$215,700
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 Coal Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Coal Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coal Valley

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

All of Coal Valley'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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