Town Hall · Plainville

Plainville, IL town hall & government

Plainville spent $124,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $490 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plainville's money goes

Spent
$124,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$490
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5,000
$20 per resident
Sewer & trash
$35,00028%
Roads & transportation
$30,00024%
Administration & buildings
$25,00020%
Water & other utilities
$19,00015%
Police
$7,0006%
Paid to other governments
$6,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Plainville

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Payson Community Unit School District 1

Plainville's K–12 school district, shared with Fall Creek, Payson, Payson, Richfield and Burton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,712
Illinois: $21,567
Students
479
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,712 per pupil, $7,701 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 Plainville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,682
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$98,000
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 Plainville's government

Town hall & decisions in Plainville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plainville

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

All of Plainville'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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