Town Hall · Malta

Malta, IL town hall & government

Malta spent $700,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $441 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Malta's money goes

Spent
$700,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$441
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$406,00058%
Parks & libraries
$182,00026%
Administration & buildings
$102,00015%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 58%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state 1%

Malta didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Malta

Full-time staff
0
27 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time10 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rochelle Township High School District 212

Malta's high school district, shared with Alto, Creston, Dement, Flagg, Hillcrest and Lafayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,909
Illinois: $21,567
Students
856
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,909 per pupil, $11,254 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 Malta: DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 ($21,601 per pupil) · Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 ($21,800 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Malta pay

Typical tax bill
$4,475
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.41%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$186,000
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 Malta's government

Town hall & decisions in Malta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Malta

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

All of Malta'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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