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Fancy Creek, IL town hall & government

Fancy Creek spent $596,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $103 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fancy Creek's money goes

Spent
$596,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$103
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$189,000
$33 per resident
Roads & transportation
$473,00079%
Administration & buildings
$101,00017%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$20,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fancy Creek

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$17,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Athens Community Unit School District 213

Fancy Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Athens and Cantrall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,087
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,034
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,087 per pupil, $7,153 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 Fancy Creek: Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 ($13,377 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fancy Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$6,274
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.96%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$320,200
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.

Local

Contact Fancy Creek's government

🏛️ Official websitefancycreektownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fancy Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fancy Creek

Fancy Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Fancy Creek'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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