Town Hall · Orange

Orange, IL town hall & government

Orange spent $67,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $316 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orange's money goes

Spent
$67,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$316
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$36,00054%
Roads & transportation
$31,00046%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Orange

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Orange didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C

Orange's K–12 school district, shared with Martinsville, Martinsville, Auburn, Dolson and Melrose. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,802
Illinois: $21,567
Students
373
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $17,802 per pupil, $9,265 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 Orange pay

Typical tax bill
$2,429
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$213,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Orange's government

Town hall & decisions in Orange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orange

Orange is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Orange'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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