Downs, IL town hall & government
Downs spent $1.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,364 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Downs's government.
Where Downs's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 35%
- Property taxes 26%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Utility sales 11%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- From the federal government 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Downs
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Downs didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3
Downs's K–12 school district, shared with Ellsworth, Dawson, Old Town, Downs and Blue Mound. 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 63%
- State 35%
- Federal 2%
Of the $15,198 per pupil, $9,678 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.
Which schools Downs kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Downs 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 Downs's government
Who represents Downs
Downs is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. 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.