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Garden Plain, IL town hall & government

Garden Plain spent $247,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $244 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Garden Plain's money goes

Spent
$247,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$244
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$152,00062%
Administration & buildings
$92,00037%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Garden Plain

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

River Bend Community Unit District 2

Garden Plain's K–12 school district, shared with Albany, Fulton, Fulton and Ustick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,022
Illinois: $21,567
Students
957
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,022 per pupil, $8,301 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 Garden Plain pay

Typical tax bill
$3,702
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$198,600
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 Garden Plain's government

Town hall & decisions in Garden Plain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Garden Plain

Garden Plain is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Garden Plain'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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