Town Hall · Junction

Junction, IL town hall & government

Junction spent $275,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $588 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Junction's money goes

Spent
$275,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$588
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$11,000
$24 per resident
Water & other utilities
$116,00042%
Sewer & trash
$73,00027%
Roads & transportation
$31,00011%
Administration & buildings
$28,00010%
Police
$16,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Junction

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
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

Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Sandoval, Sandoval, Carrigan and Meridian. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,213
Illinois: $21,567
Students
431
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$504,000
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $16,213 per pupil, $9,262 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 Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$453
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$83,500
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 Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Junction

Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Junction'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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