Town Hall · Otterville

Otterville, IL town hall & government

Otterville spent $50,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $431 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Otterville's money goes

Spent
$50,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$431
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$38,00076%
Other
$12,00024%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 83%
  • Property taxes 17%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Otterville

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Otterville's K–12 school district, shared with Elsah, English, Fieldon, Grafton, Jerseyville and Kane. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,641
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,432
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,641 per pupil, $8,951 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 Otterville pay

Typical tax bill
$715
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$66,000
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 Otterville's government

Town hall & decisions in Otterville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otterville

Otterville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Otterville'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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