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Equality, IL town hall & government

Equality spent $63,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $87 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Equality's money goes

Spent
$63,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$87
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$27,00043%
Administration & buildings
$20,00032%
Health & welfare
$5,0008%
Other
$11,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the state 13%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Equality

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Equality's K–12 school district, shared with Asbury, Eagle Creek, Equality, Gold Hill, Junction and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,825
Illinois: $21,567
Students
687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$238,000
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,825 per pupil, $10,234 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 Equality pay

Typical tax bill
$1,063
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$85,400
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 Equality's government

Town hall & decisions in Equality →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Equality

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

All of Equality'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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