Town Hall · Lee

Lee, IL town hall & government

Lee spent $98,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $314 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lee's money goes

Spent
$98,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$314
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$48,00049%
Roads & transportation
$45,00046%
Other
$5,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lee 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 Lee

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Lee's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn, Missouri, Mound Station and Mount Sterling. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,381
Illinois: $21,567
Students
690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
at year end

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

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

Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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 Lee pay

Typical tax bill
$2,861
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$179,800
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 Lee's government

Town hall & decisions in Lee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lee

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

All of Lee'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.

You’re browsing

Lee

Illinois · IL · Brown County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Lee is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01