Town Hall · Mills

Mills, IL town hall & government

Mills spent $238,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mills's money goes

Spent
$238,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$467
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$37,000
$73 per resident
Roads & transportation
$185,00078%
Administration & buildings
$40,00017%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$11,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mills

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mills didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bond County Community Unit School District 2

Mills's K–12 school district, shared with Central, Old Ripley, Pocahontas, Sorento, Greenville and Shoal Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,775
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,540
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,775 per pupil, $10,738 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mills pay

Typical tax bill
$2,475
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$230,000
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 Mills's government

Town hall & decisions in Mills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mills

Mills is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Mills'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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