Oak Forest, IL town hall & government
Oak Forest spent $39.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,474 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oak Forest's government.
Where Oak Forest's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 34%
- From the state 22%
- Utility sales 17%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Fees & charges 7%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Oak Forest
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Oak Forest didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Bremen Community High School District 228
Oak Forest's high school district, shared with Midlothian, Posen, Bremen, Markham, Hazel Crest and Country Club Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 39%
- State 55%
- Federal 6%
Of the $25,258 per pupil, $13,309 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 Oak Forest: Arbor Park School District 145 ($19,228 per pupil) · Forest Ridge School District 142 ($15,300 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 146 ($22,783 per pupil).
Which schools Oak Forest kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oak Forest pay
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.
Contact Oak Forest's government
Who represents Oak Forest
Oak Forest is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson and Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.