Town Hall · Linn

Linn, IL town hall & government

Linn spent $115,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $405 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Linn's money goes

Spent
$115,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$405
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$66,00057%
Administration & buildings
$49,00043%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 96%
  • From the state 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Linn

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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. Linn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21

Linn's K–12 school district, shared with Washburn, Cazenovia, Bell Plain, Richland, Partridge and La Rose. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,438
Illinois: $21,567
Students
317
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$760,000
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,438 per pupil, $9,192 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 Linn: Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 ($17,357 per pupil) · Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 ($19,474 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Linn pay

Typical tax bill
$4,556
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$292,900
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 Linn's government

Town hall & decisions in Linn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Linn

Linn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Linn'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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