Town Hall · Nauvoo

Nauvoo, IL town hall & government

Nauvoo spent $1.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,577 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Nauvoo's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,577
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$1,123 per resident
Water & other utilities
$550,00033%
Roads & transportation
$296,00018%
Administration & buildings
$221,00013%
Police
$202,00012%
Parks & libraries
$196,00012%
Interest on debt
$27,0002%
Paid to other governments
$13,0001%
Other
$141,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • From the state 25%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Nauvoo 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 Nauvoo

Full-time staff
7
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Police
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Nauvoo's elementary school district, shared with Nauvoo, Appanoose, Sonora, Pontoosuc, Dallas City and Rock Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,639
Illinois: $21,567
Students
194
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $23,639 per pupil, $13,428 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 Nauvoo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,631
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$156,700
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 Nauvoo's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofnauvoo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nauvoo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nauvoo

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

All of Nauvoo'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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