Town Hall · Newtown

Newtown, IL town hall & government

Newtown spent $470,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $672 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newtown's money goes

Spent
$470,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$672
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$430,00091%
Administration & buildings
$36,0008%
Other
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 63%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Newtown

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Streator Township High School District 40

Newtown's high school district, shared with Bruce, Kangley, Otter Creek, Ransom, Streator and Eagle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,501
Illinois: $21,567
Students
781
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $20,501 per pupil, $11,843 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 Newtown: Woodland Community Unit School District 5 ($23,827 per pupil) · Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 ($18,152 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newtown pay

Typical tax bill
$3,423
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$215,700
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 Newtown's government

Town hall & decisions in Newtown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newtown

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

All of Newtown'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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