Cottage, IL town hall & government
Cottage spent $112,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $560 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cottage's government.
Where Cottage's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 56%
- Interest, fines & other 43%
- From the state 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Cottage collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Cottage
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Cottage's K–12 school district, shared with Harrisburg, Independence, Muddy, Harrisburg, Mountain and Raleigh. 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 24%
- State 64%
- Federal 13%
Of the $17,341 per pupil, $11,163 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 Cottage: Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 ($16,825 per pupil) · Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 ($19,482 per pupil).
Which schools Cottage kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cottage 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 Cottage's government
Who represents Cottage
Cottage is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. 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.