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Loudon, IL town hall & government

Loudon spent $137,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $147 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Loudon's money goes

Spent
$137,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$147
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$69,00050%
Administration & buildings
$58,00042%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$8,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Loudon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Loudon

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Loudon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Loudon's K–12 school district, shared with St. Elmo, Avena and Wheatland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,530
Illinois: $21,567
Students
404
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$597,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,530 per pupil, $8,970 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 Loudon: Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 ($14,389 per pupil) · Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 ($12,754 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Loudon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,588
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$186,200
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 Loudon's government

Town hall & decisions in Loudon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Loudon

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

All of Loudon'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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