Town Hall · Glendale Heights

Glendale Heights, IL town hall & government

Glendale Heights spent $73.7 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,268 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glendale Heights's money goes

Spent
$73.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,268
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$15.3 million
$471 per resident
Water & other utilities
$24.7 million34%
Police
$15.2 million21%
Roads & transportation
$10.3 million14%
Administration & buildings
$10.3 million14%
Parks & libraries
$6.5 million9%
Paid to other governments
$4.3 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million2%
Sewer & trash
$835,0001%
Other
$77,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Glendale Heights

Full-time staff
189
74 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
57
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
72 full-time20 part
Parks & libraries
38 full-time44 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Housing & development
9 full-time1 part
Other
8 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

Glenbard Township High School District 87

Glendale Heights's high school district, shared with Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Milton, Carol Stream, Lombard and Bloomingdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,306
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,747
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,306 per pupil, $16,877 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 Glendale Heights: Queen Bee School District 16 ($20,157 per pupil) · Marquardt School District 15 ($24,231 per pupil) · Glen Ellyn School District 41 ($20,239 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glendale Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$6,425
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.46%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$261,700
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 Glendale Heights's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Glendale Heights

Glendale Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Delia C. Ramirez. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Glendale Heights'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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