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Mayfield, IL town hall & government

Mayfield spent $602,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $646 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mayfield's money goes

Spent
$602,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$646
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$390,00065%
Administration & buildings
$114,00019%
Paid to other governments
$93,00015%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 24%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mayfield

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Mayfield's K–12 school district, shared with Sycamore, Sycamore and Cortland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,910
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,665
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,910 per pupil, $11,668 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 Mayfield: Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 ($17,887 per pupil) · Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 ($17,444 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mayfield pay

Typical tax bill
$9,196
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.11%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$435,700
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 Mayfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Mayfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mayfield

Mayfield is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Mayfield'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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