Town Hall · Pleasant Vale

Pleasant Vale, IL town hall & government

Pleasant Vale spent $168,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Pleasant Vale's money goes

Spent
$168,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$107,00064%
Administration & buildings
$58,00035%
Health & welfare
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 71%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Pleasant Vale didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Pleasant Vale

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 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

Western Community Unit School District 12

Pleasant Vale's K–12 school district, shared with Barry, Barry, Cincinnati, El Dara, Hull and Kinderhook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,195
Illinois: $21,567
Students
532
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$679,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,195 per pupil, $8,758 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 Vale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,767
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$144,800
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 Vale's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Vale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Vale

Pleasant Vale 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 Vale'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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