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Griggsville, IL town hall & government

Griggsville spent $1.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $944 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Griggsville's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$944
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$517,00049%
Fire
$123,00012%
Roads & transportation
$122,00011%
Police
$68,0006%
Water & other utilities
$63,0006%
Sewer & trash
$31,0003%
Paid to other governments
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$130,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Griggsville 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 Griggsville

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
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

Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4

Griggsville's K–12 school district, shared with Perry, Valley City, Griggsville, Flint, Perry and Fairmount. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,342
Illinois: $21,567
Students
342
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$901,000
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $21,342 per pupil, $12,977 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 Griggsville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,125
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.47%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$86,200
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 Griggsville's government

🏛️ Official websitegriggsville-il.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Griggsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Griggsville

Griggsville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Griggsville'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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