Town Hall · Copley

Copley, IL town hall & government

Copley spent $208,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $634 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Copley's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$634
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$230,000
$701 per resident
Roads & transportation
$97,00047%
Administration & buildings
$83,00040%
Interest on debt
$8,0004%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$17,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Copley collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Copley

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Copley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

ROWVA Community Unit School District 208

Copley's K–12 school district, shared with Altona, Oneida, Rio, Victoria, Wataga and Walnut Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,326
Illinois: $21,567
Students
611
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,326 per pupil, $10,517 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 Copley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,435
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$141,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Copley's government

Town hall & decisions in Copley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Copley

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

All of Copley'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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