Town Hall · Cutler

Cutler, IL town hall & government

Cutler spent $332,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $818 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cutler's money goes

Spent
$332,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$818
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$82,000
$202 per resident
Administration & buildings
$155,00047%
Water & other utilities
$148,00045%
Parks & libraries
$12,0004%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$14,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 48%
  • From the state 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 4%

Cutler didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Cutler

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Cutler's K–12 school district, shared with Ava, Bradley, Campbell Hill, Degognia, Kinkaid and Willisville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,865
Illinois: $21,567
Students
876
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,865 per pupil, $8,677 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 Cutler pay

Typical tax bill
$1,067
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$61,000
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cutler

Cutler is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Cutler'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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