Palos Heights, IL town hall & government
Palos Heights spent $31.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,742 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Palos Heights's government.
Where Palos Heights's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 35%
- Sales taxes 31%
- From the state 17%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Palos Heights
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Palos Heights didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Community High School District 218
Palos Heights's high school district, shared with Alsip, Calumet Park, Merrionette Park, Robbins, Blue Island and Crestwood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 56%
- State 38%
- Federal 7%
Of the $25,321 per pupil, $13,874 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.
Also serving Palos Heights: Consolidated High School District 230 ($25,716 per pupil) · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 ($18,629 per pupil) · Palos Heights School District 128 ($17,546 per pupil).
Which schools Palos Heights kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Palos Heights pay
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.
Contact Palos Heights's government
Who represents Palos Heights
Palos Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.