Town Hall · McCullom Lake

McCullom Lake, IL town hall & government

McCullom Lake spent $1.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,071 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where McCullom Lake's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,071
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$395,000
$397 per resident
Administration & buildings
$641,00060%
Sewer & trash
$188,00018%
Police
$145,00014%
Interest on debt
$21,0002%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Roads & transportation
$4,000<1%
Other
$52,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for McCullom Lake

Full-time staff
2
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Police
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Housing & development
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

McHenry Community High School District 156

McCullom Lake's high school district, shared with Greenwood, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Johnsburg, McHenry and Ringwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,440
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,440 per pupil, $10,643 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 McCullom Lake: McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 ($23,286 per pupil) · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 ($20,645 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in McCullom Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,730
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.09%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$178,600
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 McCullom Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofmccullomlake.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in McCullom Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McCullom Lake

McCullom Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of McCullom Lake'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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