Gold Hill, IL town hall & government
Gold Hill spent $126,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $86 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gold Hill's government.
Where Gold Hill's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 65%
- From the state 31%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for Gold Hill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Gold Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Asbury, Eagle Creek, Equality, Equality, Junction and New Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 28%
- State 58%
- Federal 14%
Of the $16,825 per pupil, $10,234 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.
Which schools Gold Hill kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Gold Hill pay
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.
Contact Gold Hill's government
Who represents Gold Hill
Gold Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.