Town Hall · Hickory Hills

Hickory Hills, IL town hall & government

Hickory Hills spent $15.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,162 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hickory Hills's money goes

Spent
$15.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,162
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$353,000
$26 per resident
Police
$6.5 million41%
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$2.8 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million11%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million7%
Housing & development
$222,0001%
Interest on debt
$49,000<1%
Fire
$29,000<1%
Other
$162,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%

Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills

Full-time staff
59
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
38 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time2 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

Consolidated High School District 230

Hickory Hills's high school district, shared with Orland Hills, Orland, Palos Hills, Palos, Orland Park and Palos Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,716
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,719
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,716 per pupil, $15,096 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 Hickory Hills: North Palos School District 117 ($18,641 per pupil) · Indian Springs School District 109 ($19,837 per pupil) · Argo Community High School District 217 ($26,897 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hickory Hills pay

Typical tax bill
$6,715
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.33%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$288,000
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 Hickory Hills's government

🏛️ Official websitehickoryhillsil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hickory Hills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hickory Hills

Hickory Hills is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Hickory Hills'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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