Town Hall · Mattoon

Mattoon, IL town hall & government

Mattoon spent $853,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $57 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mattoon's money goes

Spent
$853,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$57
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$471,00055%
Administration & buildings
$232,00027%
Health & welfare
$150,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Mattoon

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Mattoon's K–12 school district, shared with Humboldt, Mattoon, Lafayette, Humboldt, Paradise and North Okaw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,880
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,075
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,880 per pupil, $8,942 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 Mattoon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,929
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$96,400
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.

Local

Contact Mattoon's government

🏛️ Official websitemattoon.illinois.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mattoon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mattoon

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

All of Mattoon'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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