Oak Lawn, IL town hall & government
Oak Lawn spent $144.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,564 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Oak Lawn's government.
Where Oak Lawn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 32%
- From the state 20%
- Property taxes 14%
- Sales taxes 14%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Oak Lawn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Oak Lawn's high school district, shared with Hometown. 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 59%
- State 33%
- Federal 8%
Of the $21,502 per pupil, $11,190 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 Lawn: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 ($18,821 per pupil) · Community High School District 218 ($25,321 per pupil) · Ridgeland School District 122 ($18,609 per pupil).
Which schools Oak Lawn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oak Lawn 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 Lawn's government
Who represents Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten and Jesús G. "Chuy" García. 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.