Town Hall · Osceola

Osceola, IL town hall & government

Osceola spent $95,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $107 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osceola's money goes

Spent
$95,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$107
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$54,00057%
Roads & transportation
$33,00035%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$7,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Osceola collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Osceola

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Bradford Community Unit School District 1

Osceola's elementary school district, shared with Bradford, Milo, Saratoga and Penn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,915
Illinois: $21,567
Students
176
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,915 per pupil, $10,676 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 Osceola pay

Typical tax bill
$1,344
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$90,100
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 Osceola's government

Town hall & decisions in Osceola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osceola

Osceola is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Osceola'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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