Town Hall · Rawlins

Rawlins, IL town hall & government

Rawlins spent $154,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $356 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rawlins's money goes

Spent
$154,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$356
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$117,00076%
Administration & buildings
$36,00023%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rawlins collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Rawlins

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Galena Unit School District 120

Rawlins's K–12 school district, shared with Galena, Vinegar Hill, West Galena, East Galena, Rice and Menominee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,684
Illinois: $21,567
Students
830
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,684 per pupil, $11,683 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 Rawlins pay

Typical tax bill
$4,924
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$285,500
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 Rawlins's government

Town hall & decisions in Rawlins →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rawlins

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

All of Rawlins'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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