Town Hall · Northfield

Northfield, IL town hall & government

Northfield spent $4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $46 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Northfield's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$46
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million44%
Health & welfare
$925,00023%
Administration & buildings
$767,00019%
Sewer & trash
$205,0005%
Police
$21,0001%
Other
$310,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Northfield

Full-time staff
10
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
6 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

Northfield Township High School District 225

Northfield's high school district, shared with Golf, Northbrook and Glenview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,073
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $34,073 per pupil, $18,646 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 Northfield: Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 ($24,636 per pupil) · Northbrook School District 28 ($33,597 per pupil) · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 ($28,415 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Northfield pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$636,200
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 Northfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Northfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Northfield

Northfield is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Janice D. Schakowsky and Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Northfield'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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