Melrose Park, IL town hall & government
Melrose Park spent $98 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,101 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Melrose Park's government.
Where Melrose Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 30%
- Property taxes 25%
- Utility sales 25%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Melrose Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Proviso Township High School District 209
Melrose Park's high school district, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood and Stone Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
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 Melrose Park: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 ($21,824 per pupil) · Leyden Community High School District 212 ($27,779 per pupil) · Bellwood School District 88 ($23,779 per pupil).
Which schools Melrose Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Melrose Park pay
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.
Contact Melrose Park's government
Who represents Melrose Park
Melrose Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.