Town Hall · Isabel

Isabel, IL town hall & government

Isabel spent $58,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $324 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Isabel's money goes

Spent
$58,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$324
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$33,00057%
Administration & buildings
$18,00031%
Other
$7,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the state 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Isabel collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Isabel

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 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

Lewistown Community Unit School District 97

Isabel's K–12 school district, shared with Bryant, Kerton, Lewistown, Lewistown, Liverpool and Waterford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,847
Illinois: $21,567
Students
601
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$100,000
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,847 per pupil, $9,368 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 Isabel pay

Typical tax bill
$3,324
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.08%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$159,600
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 Isabel's government

Town hall & decisions in Isabel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Isabel

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

All of Isabel'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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