Town Hall · Flora

Flora, IL town hall & government

Flora spent $22.2 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $4,709 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Flora's money goes

Spent
$22.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,709
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$16 million
$3,391 per resident
Water & other utilities
$14.5 million65%
Police
$1.9 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million7%
Sewer & trash
$884,0004%
Roads & transportation
$797,0004%
Parks & libraries
$761,0003%
Interest on debt
$592,0003%
Fire
$176,0001%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Flora

Full-time staff
58
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time
Water & other utilities
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Other
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Flora Community Unit School District 35

Flora's K–12 school district, shared with Garden Hill, Songer, Xenia, Xenia, Harter and Keith. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,933
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,339
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $10,933 per pupil, $6,445 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 Flora pay

Typical tax bill
$1,094
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$77,300
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

🏛️ Official websiteflorail.us ↗

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 Representative Mike Bost. 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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