Town Hall · Flora

Flora, IL town hall & government

Flora spent $877,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $300 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Flora's money goes

Spent
$877,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$300
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$779,00089%
Administration & buildings
$91,00010%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 50%
  • Property taxes 44%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Flora didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Flora

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

Flora's K–12 school district, shared with Belvidere, Caledonia, Spring, Belvidere, Bonus and Caledonia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,291
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,472
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$55.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,291 per pupil, $12,176 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 Flora: Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 ($17,887 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Flora pay

Typical tax bill
$4,063
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.65%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$153,100
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 Flora's government

Town hall & decisions in Flora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flora

Flora is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Flora'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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