Town Hall · Danvers

Danvers, IL town hall & government

Danvers spent $757,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $693 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Danvers's money goes

Spent
$757,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$693
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$200,00026%
Roads & transportation
$148,00020%
Police
$135,00018%
Sewer & trash
$85,00011%
Parks & libraries
$44,0006%
Interest on debt
$41,0005%
Water & other utilities
$36,0005%
Other
$68,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Danvers

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

Olympia Community Unit School District 16

Danvers's K–12 school district, shared with Allin, Armington, Atlanta, Danvers, Hittle and Hopedale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,450
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,750
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,450 per pupil, $8,684 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 Danvers pay

Typical tax bill
$3,690
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$166,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Danvers's government

Town hall & decisions in Danvers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Danvers

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

All of Danvers'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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