Town Hall · Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill, IL town hall & government

Cotton Hill spent $310,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $357 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cotton Hill's money goes

Spent
$310,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$357
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$245,00079%
Administration & buildings
$65,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 91%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cotton Hill

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

Cotton Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Chatham, Ball, Woodside and Chatham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,190
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,190 per pupil, $6,141 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 Cotton Hill: Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 ($15,348 per pupil) · Rochester Community Unit School District 3A ($14,844 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cotton Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$5,385
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.90%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$283,000
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 Cotton Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Cotton Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Cotton Hill'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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