Town Hall · Maroa

Maroa, IL town hall & government

Maroa spent $1.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $860 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maroa's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$860
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$2,788 per resident
Administration & buildings
$379,00026%
Water & other utilities
$375,00026%
Police
$368,00025%
Roads & transportation
$163,00011%
Interest on debt
$110,0008%
Parks & libraries
$30,0002%
Other
$37,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 47%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Maroa

Full-time staff
7
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time7 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

Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2

Maroa's K–12 school district, shared with Maroa, Forsyth, Hickory Point and Texas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,998
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,203
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,998 per pupil, $7,074 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 Maroa pay

Typical tax bill
$2,936
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.32%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$126,800
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 Maroa's government

Town hall & decisions in Maroa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maroa

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

All of Maroa'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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