Town Hall · Hazel Crest

Hazel Crest, IL town hall & government

Hazel Crest spent $24.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,842 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hazel Crest's money goes

Spent
$24.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,842
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$662,000
$49 per resident
Administration & buildings
$8.9 million36%
Police
$5.5 million22%
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million18%
Fire
$2.6 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million8%
Interest on debt
$20,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Hazel Crest 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 Hazel Crest

Full-time staff
91
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
36
and 19 full-time firefighters
Police
42 full-time6 part
Fire
20 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time10 part
Housing & development
7 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
6 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

Bremen Community High School District 228

Hazel Crest's high school district, shared with Midlothian, Posen, Oak Forest, Bremen, Markham and Country Club Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,258
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,066
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $25,258 per pupil, $13,309 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 Hazel Crest: Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 ($19,068 per pupil) · Hazel Crest School District 152-5 ($23,696 per pupil) · Thornton Township High School District 205 ($34,660 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hazel Crest pay

Typical tax bill
$4,899
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.64%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$185,300
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 Hazel Crest's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofhazelcrest.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hazel Crest →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hazel Crest

Hazel Crest is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Hazel Crest'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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