Town Hall · Merrionette Park

Merrionette Park, IL town hall & government

Merrionette Park spent $3.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,076 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Merrionette Park's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,076
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$856 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million32%
Police
$1.1 million30%
Water & other utilities
$462,00012%
Fire
$460,00012%
Roads & transportation
$380,00010%
Sewer & trash
$139,0004%
Interest on debt
$36,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%

Merrionette Park didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Merrionette Park

Full-time staff
0
100 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time42 part
Police
0 full-time35 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Other
0 full-time10 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

Community High School District 218

Merrionette Park's high school district, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Robbins, Blue Island, Crestwood and Chicago Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,321
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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 Merrionette Park: Atwood Heights School District 125 ($16,230 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Merrionette Park pay

Typical tax bill
$3,729
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.15%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$173,400
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 Merrionette Park's government

🏛️ Official websitemerrionettepark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Merrionette Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Merrionette Park

Merrionette Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Merrionette Park'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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