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Gilberts, IL town hall & government

Gilberts spent $6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $738 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gilberts's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$738
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$640 per resident
Police
$1.8 million30%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million26%
Water & other utilities
$969,00016%
Administration & buildings
$915,00015%
Parks & libraries
$105,0002%
Interest on debt
$92,0002%
Sewer & trash
$23,000<1%
Other
$556,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Gilberts

Full-time staff
24
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
1 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

Community Unit School District 300

Gilberts's K–12 school district, shared with East Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee, Hampshire, Hampshire and Pingree Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,172
Illinois: $21,567
Students
20,488
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$222.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,172 per pupil, $10,105 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 Gilberts: Huntley Consolidated School District 158 ($18,513 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gilberts pay

Typical tax bill
$8,462
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.44%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$347,300
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 Gilberts's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Gilberts

Gilberts is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Gilberts'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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