Town Hall · Maeystown

Maeystown, IL town hall & government

Maeystown spent $380,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,346 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maeystown's money goes

Spent
$380,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,346
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$197,000
$1,216 per resident
Water & other utilities
$111,00029%
Administration & buildings
$43,00011%
Sewer & trash
$42,00011%
Roads & transportation
$15,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Other
$160,00042%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maeystown

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3

Maeystown's K–12 school district, shared with Fults and Valmeyer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,955
Illinois: $21,567
Students
352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,955 per pupil, $10,233 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 Maeystown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,464
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$159,700
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 Maeystown's government

Town hall & decisions in Maeystown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maeystown

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

All of Maeystown'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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