Colfax, IL town hall & government
Colfax spent $906,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $898 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Colfax's government.
Where Colfax's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 33%
- Utility sales 29%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Property taxes 13%
- Sales taxes 8%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Colfax
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Colfax didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19
Colfax's K–12 school district, shared with Anchor, Arrowsmith, Cooksville, Saybrook, Martin and Arrowsmith. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 62%
- State 27%
- Federal 11%
Of the $17,634 per pupil, $9,966 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.
Which schools Colfax kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Colfax pay
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.
Contact Colfax's government
Who represents Colfax
Colfax is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.