Town Hall · Phenix

Phenix, IL town hall & government

Phenix spent $418,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $261 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Phenix's money goes

Spent
$418,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$261
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$337,00081%
Administration & buildings
$59,00014%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$21,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 97%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Phenix

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Phenix's K–12 school district, shared with Atkinson, Atkinson, Cleveland, Edford, Geneseo and Geneseo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,445
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,542 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 Phenix: Erie Community Unit School District 1 ($25,420 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Phenix pay

Typical tax bill
$5,121
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.07%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$247,400
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 Phenix's government

Town hall & decisions in Phenix →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Phenix

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

All of Phenix'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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