Town Hall · Crestwood

Crestwood, IL town hall & government

Crestwood spent $30.3 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,893 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crestwood's money goes

Spent
$30.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,893
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$62.5 million
$5,957 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.9 million19%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million15%
Police
$4.3 million14%
Fire
$3.5 million12%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million11%
Interest on debt
$2.5 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million8%
Paid to other governments
$2.3 million8%
Sewer & trash
$995,0003%
Other
$551,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crestwood

Full-time staff
32
183 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time105 part
Fire
0 full-time55 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time11 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Community High School District 218

Crestwood's high school district, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Merrionette Park, Robbins, Blue Island and Chicago Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,321
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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 Crestwood: Cook County School District 130 ($22,624 per pupil) · Midlothian School District 143 ($20,106 per pupil) · Bremen Community High School District 228 ($25,258 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Crestwood pay

Typical tax bill
$4,174
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.14%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$195,200
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.

Local

Contact Crestwood's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofcrestwood.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crestwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crestwood

Crestwood is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten and Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Crestwood'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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