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Mazon, IL town hall & government

Mazon spent $1.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,347 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mazon's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,347
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$339,00026%
Roads & transportation
$320,00025%
Administration & buildings
$183,00014%
Sewer & trash
$136,00011%
Police
$129,00010%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$177,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mazon

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$27,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
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

Seneca Township High School District 160

Mazon's high school district, shared with Kinsman, Mazon, Verona, Vienna, Brookfield and Manlius. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,565
Illinois: $21,567
Students
361
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $38,565 per pupil, $19,825 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 Mazon: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C ($14,156 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mazon pay

Typical tax bill
$4,724
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.27%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$207,700
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 Mazon's government

Town hall & decisions in Mazon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mazon

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

All of Mazon'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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