Palos Park, IL town hall & government
Palos Park spent $7.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,614 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Palos Park's government.
Where Palos Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 24%
- Utility sales 23%
- Property taxes 17%
- Sales taxes 13%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Palos Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Consolidated High School District 230
Palos Park's high school district, shared with Orland Hills, Orland, Palos Hills, Palos, Orland Park and Hickory Hills. 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 63%
- State 32%
- Federal 5%
Of the $25,716 per pupil, $15,096 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 Park: Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 ($18,629 per pupil) · Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A ($15,284 per pupil) · Lemont Township High School District 210 ($24,736 per pupil).
Which schools Palos Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Palos Park 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 Park's government
Who represents Palos Park
Palos Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten, Bill Foster and Jonathan L. Jackson. 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.