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East Hazel Crest, IL town hall & government

East Hazel Crest spent $4.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $3,191 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where East Hazel Crest's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,191
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$401,000
$271 per resident
Housing & development
$1.8 million38%
Police
$1.3 million27%
Roads & transportation
$469,00010%
Water & other utilities
$455,00010%
Administration & buildings
$418,0009%
Fire
$210,0004%
Sewer & trash
$64,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$13,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • From other local governments 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 11%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for East Hazel Crest

Full-time staff
21
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
11 full-time8 part
Fire
1 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Thornton Township High School District 205

East Hazel Crest's high school district, shared with Dixmoor, Dolton, Phoenix, Riverdale, South Holland and Harvey. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,660
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $34,660 per pupil, $17,189 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 East Hazel Crest: Hazel Crest School District 152-5 ($23,696 per pupil) · Thornton School District 154 ($17,802 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in East Hazel Crest pay

Typical tax bill
$3,984
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.52%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$158,300
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 East Hazel Crest

East Hazel Crest is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of East Hazel Crest'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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