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Mettawa, IL town hall & government

Mettawa spent $2.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $4,667 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mettawa's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,667
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million58%
Roads & transportation
$849,00033%
Police
$191,0007%
Sewer & trash
$39,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 76%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Libertyville Community High School District 128

Mettawa's high school district, shared with Green Oaks, Libertyville, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Indian Creek and North Chicago. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,792
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,285
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $33,792 per pupil, $19,315 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 Mettawa: Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 ($20,485 per pupil) · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 ($31,024 per pupil) · Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 ($24,430 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mettawa pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$871,500
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 Mettawa's government

Town hall & decisions in Mettawa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mettawa

Mettawa is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Mettawa'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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