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Maywood, IL town hall & government

Maywood spent $57.1 million in the year to March 31, 2023, about $2,471 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maywood's money goes

Spent
$57.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,471
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$13.7 million24%
Water & other utilities
$9.8 million17%
Fire
$9.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$7.2 million13%
Housing & development
$6.5 million11%
Paid to other governments
$4.5 million8%
Roads & transportation
$4.2 million7%
Parks & libraries
$190,000<1%
Interest on debt
$26,000<1%
Other
$1.5 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 19%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Maywood

Full-time staff
135
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 40 full-time firefighters
Police
47 full-time14 part
Fire
42 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
16 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

Proviso Township High School District 209

Maywood's high school district, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Forest Park, Hillside, Stone Park and Broadview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,566
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,493
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $19,566 per pupil, $8,681 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 Maywood: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 ($21,824 per pupil) · Bellwood School District 88 ($23,779 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Maywood pay

Typical tax bill
$6,590
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.87%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$229,800
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.

Local

Contact Maywood's government

🏛️ Official websitemaywood-il.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maywood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maywood

Maywood is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Danny K. Davis and Jesús G. "Chuy" García. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Maywood'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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