Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, IL town hall & government

Monroe spent $189,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $129 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$189,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$129
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$134,00071%
Administration & buildings
$54,00029%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 88%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Monroe collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rochelle Township High School District 212

Monroe's high school district, shared with Alto, Creston, Dement, Flagg, Hillcrest and Lafayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,909
Illinois: $21,567
Students
856
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,909 per pupil, $11,254 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 Monroe: Meridian Community Unit School District 223 ($17,680 per pupil) · Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 ($17,887 per pupil) · Eswood Community Consolidated District 269 ($23,789 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$4,122
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$219,300
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 Monroe's government

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

Monroe is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Monroe'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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