Town Hall · Edford

Edford, IL town hall & government

Edford spent $156,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $243 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edford's money goes

Spent
$156,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$243
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$240,000
$374 per resident
Roads & transportation
$84,00054%
Administration & buildings
$49,00031%
Interest on debt
$8,0005%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$14,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Edford

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
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

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Edford's K–12 school district, shared with Atkinson, Atkinson, Cleveland, Geneseo, Geneseo and Hanna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,445
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,542 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 Edford pay

Typical tax bill
$4,140
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$296,800
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 Edford's government

Town hall & decisions in Edford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edford

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

All of Edford'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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