Town Hall · Peotone

Peotone, IL town hall & government

Peotone spent $4.4 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,075 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peotone's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,075
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$191,000
$47 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million31%
Roads & transportation
$367,0008%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million61%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 61%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Peotone

Full-time staff
24
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U

Peotone's K–12 school district, shared with Peotone, Green Garden, Wilton, Will and Manhattan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,335
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,296
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $20,335 per pupil, $10,907 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 Peotone pay

Typical tax bill
$4,522
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$271,000
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.

Local

Contact Peotone's government

Town hall & decisions in Peotone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Peotone

Peotone is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Peotone'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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