Town Hall · Orient

Orient, IL town hall & government

Orient spent $285,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $843 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Orient's money goes

Spent
$285,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$843
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5,000
$15 per resident
Water & other utilities
$131,00046%
Administration & buildings
$120,00042%
Sewer & trash
$31,00011%
Roads & transportation
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Orient

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
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

Frankfort Community Unit School District 168

Orient's K–12 school district, shared with West Frankfort, Frankfort and Denning. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,353
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,525
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $19,353 per pupil, $12,498 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 Orient pay

Typical tax bill
$388
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$49,800
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 Orient's government

Town hall & decisions in Orient →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Orient

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

All of Orient'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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