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Nashville, IL town hall & government

Nashville spent $7 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $2,299 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nashville's money goes

Spent
$7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,299
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$886 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million51%
Roads & transportation
$897,00013%
Police
$860,00012%
Administration & buildings
$718,00010%
Parks & libraries
$415,0006%
Sewer & trash
$320,0005%
Interest on debt
$91,0001%
Other
$165,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • From the state 31%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nashville

Full-time staff
40
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Police
8 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
4 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49

Nashville's elementary school district, shared with Beaucoup, Hoyleton, Hoyleton, New Minden, Nashville and Bolo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,212
Illinois: $21,567
Students
605
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$608,000
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,212 per pupil, $7,734 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 Nashville: Nashville Community High School District 99 ($17,756 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Nashville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,467
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$156,500
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.

Local

Contact Nashville's government

Town hall & decisions in Nashville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nashville

Nashville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Nashville'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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