Town Hall · Edgewood

Edgewood, IL town hall & government

Edgewood spent $2 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $4,681 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Edgewood's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,681
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$80,000
$187 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million82%
Sewer & trash
$151,0008%
Administration & buildings
$78,0004%
Roads & transportation
$74,0004%
Parks & libraries
$27,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$25,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 82%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Edgewood 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 Edgewood

Full-time staff
5
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$20,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Edgewood's K–12 school district, shared with Mason, Watson, Effingham, Mason, Watson and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,887
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,887 per pupil, $9,799 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 Edgewood pay

Typical tax bill
$1,221
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$85,500
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 Edgewood's government

Town hall & decisions in Edgewood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgewood

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

All of Edgewood'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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