Town Hall · Oreana

Oreana, IL town hall & government

Oreana spent $467,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $581 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oreana's money goes

Spent
$467,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$581
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$275,000
$342 per resident
Water & other utilities
$115,00025%
Roads & transportation
$87,00019%
Administration & buildings
$68,00015%
Police
$35,0007%
Parks & libraries
$20,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Other
$133,00028%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oreana

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Police
0 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 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

Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1

Oreana's K–12 school district, shared with Argenta, Friends Creek and Whitmore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,945
Illinois: $21,567
Students
916
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,945 per pupil, $8,444 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 Oreana pay

Typical tax bill
$2,350
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$137,300
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 Oreana's government

Town hall & decisions in Oreana →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oreana

Oreana is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Oreana'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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