Town Hall · Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, IL town hall & government

Pleasant Hill spent $880,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $975 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Hill's money goes

Spent
$880,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$975
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$581,00066%
Administration & buildings
$160,00018%
Roads & transportation
$101,00011%
Police
$31,0004%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • From the state 27%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Hill

Full-time staff
2
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Police
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 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

Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3

Pleasant Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Ross, Pleasant Hill and Atlas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,291
Illinois: $21,567
Students
368
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,291 per pupil, $9,427 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 Pleasant Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,366
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$78,200
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 Pleasant Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Hill

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

All of Pleasant Hill'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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