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Kenilworth, IL town hall & government

Kenilworth spent $11.3 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $4,593 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kenilworth's money goes

Spent
$11.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,593
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
$26.8 million
$10,924 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5 million44%
Police
$2.4 million21%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million12%
Administration & buildings
$928,0008%
Interest on debt
$670,0006%
Fire
$551,0005%
Parks & libraries
$41,000<1%
Other
$299,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Kenilworth

Full-time staff
16
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$94,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Trier Township High School District 203

Kenilworth's high school district, shared with Glencoe, New Trier, Wilmette, Winnetka and Northfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,898
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,740
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$134.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $38,898 per pupil, $22,667 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 Kenilworth: Kenilworth School District 38 ($35,573 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kenilworth pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$1,560,300
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 Kenilworth's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofkenilworth.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kenilworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kenilworth

Kenilworth is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Kenilworth'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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