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Golf, IL town hall & government

Golf spent $2.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $4,746 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Golf's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,746
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$3,910 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million57%
Police
$309,00013%
Administration & buildings
$307,00013%
Roads & transportation
$59,0003%
Interest on debt
$56,0002%
Sewer & trash
$48,0002%
Other
$207,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 1%

Golf didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Golf

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Northfield Township High School District 225

Golf's high school district, shared with Northbrook, Glenview and Northfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,073
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $34,073 per pupil, $18,646 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 Golf: Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 ($24,636 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Golf pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$954,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Golf's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Golf

Golf is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Janice D. Schakowsky. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Golf'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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