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Greenup, IL town hall & government

Greenup spent $4.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $3,060 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greenup's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,060
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$795,000
$539 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.3 million74%
Police
$481,00011%
Administration & buildings
$347,0008%
Roads & transportation
$218,0005%
Interest on debt
$36,0001%
Parks & libraries
$24,0001%
Other
$63,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 67%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenup

Full-time staff
22
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time3 part
Police
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77

Greenup's K–12 school district, shared with Jewett, Toledo, Woodbury, Sumpter, Greenup and Cottonwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,767
Illinois: $21,567
Students
992
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,767 per pupil, $9,479 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 Greenup pay

Typical tax bill
$1,551
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$91,900
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 Greenup's government

Town hall & decisions in Greenup →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenup

Greenup is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Greenup'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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