Town Hall · Malden

Malden, IL town hall & government

Malden spent $158,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Malden's money goes

Spent
$158,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$467
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$76,00048%
Administration & buildings
$36,00023%
Sewer & trash
$28,00018%
Roads & transportation
$17,00011%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Malden

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 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

Princeton High School District 500

Malden's high school district, shared with Arispie, Berlin, Bureau, Dover, Dover and Indiantown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,488
Illinois: $21,567
Students
486
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,488 per pupil, $11,479 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 Malden: Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 ($18,384 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Malden pay

Typical tax bill
$2,061
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$112,500
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 Malden's government

Town hall & decisions in Malden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Malden

Malden is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Malden'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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