Town Hall · Lively Grove

Lively Grove, IL town hall & government

Lively Grove spent $543,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $830 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lively Grove's money goes

Spent
$543,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$830
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$500,000
$765 per resident
Roads & transportation
$342,00063%
Administration & buildings
$177,00033%
Interest on debt
$23,0004%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lively Grove 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 Lively Grove

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$7,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Other
6 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nashville Community High School District 99

Lively Grove's high school district, shared with Ashley, Ashley, Beaucoup, Blissville, Bolo and Casner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,756
Illinois: $21,567
Students
394
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$567,000
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,756 per pupil, $10,558 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 Lively Grove: West Washington County Community Unit District 10 ($14,842 per pupil) · Marissa Community Unit School District 40 ($20,444 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lively Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,789
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$236,400
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 Lively Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Lively Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lively Grove

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

All of Lively Grove'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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