Port Byron, IL town hall & government
Port Byron spent $2.1 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,326 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Port Byron's government.
Where Port Byron's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 46%
- From the state 27%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Utility sales 9%
- Sales taxes 3%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Port Byron
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100
Port Byron's K–12 school district, shared with Canoe Creek, Coe, Hillsdale, Port Byron, Zuma and Rapids City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 52%
- State 36%
- Federal 11%
Of the $14,727 per pupil, $8,665 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.
Which schools Port Byron kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Port Byron pay
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.
Contact Port Byron's government
Who represents Port Byron
Port Byron is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.