Town Hall · Hanover

Hanover, IL town hall & government

Hanover spent $11.2 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $115 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hanover's money goes

Spent
$11.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$115
spending per person
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$28 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million33%
Health & welfare
$2.4 million21%
Roads & transportation
$779,0007%
Interest on debt
$91,0001%
Other
$4.2 million37%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hanover

Full-time staff
61
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,800
a year, before benefits
Health & welfare
25 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
30 full-time20 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

School District U-46

Hanover's K–12 school district, shared with Bartlett, Streamwood, Elgin, Wayne, Elgin and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,472
Illinois: $21,567
Students
34,553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$204.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $21,472 per pupil, $13,091 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 Hanover: Barrington Community Unit School District 220 ($26,068 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hanover pay

Typical tax bill
$6,457
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$285,300
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 Hanover's government

Town hall & decisions in Hanover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hanover

Hanover 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 Hanover'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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