Town Hall · Cornwall

Cornwall, IL town hall & government

Cornwall spent $284,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cornwall's money goes

Spent
$284,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,068
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$220,00077%
Administration & buildings
$42,00015%
Other
$22,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cornwall

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$49,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
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

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Cornwall's K–12 school district, shared with Atkinson, Atkinson, Cleveland, Edford, Geneseo and Geneseo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,445
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,542 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 Cornwall: Annawan Community Unit School District 226 ($17,364 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cornwall pay

Typical tax bill
$3,488
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$195,800
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 Cornwall's government

Town hall & decisions in Cornwall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cornwall

Cornwall is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Cornwall'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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