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Richmond, IL town hall & government

Richmond spent $3.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,731 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richmond's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,731
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
$2,861 per resident
Police
$1 million32%
Administration & buildings
$751,00023%
Sewer & trash
$428,00013%
Roads & transportation
$338,00010%
Water & other utilities
$278,0008%
Interest on debt
$230,0007%
Parks & libraries
$156,0005%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$53,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Utility sales 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Richmond

Full-time staff
13
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Nippersink School District 2

Richmond's elementary school district, shared with Burton, Richmond, Spring Grove and Fox Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,964
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,126
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$216,000
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,964 per pupil, $12,223 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.

Also serving Richmond: Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 ($28,103 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Richmond pay

Typical tax bill
$5,848
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.45%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$238,600
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.

Local

Contact Richmond's government

Town hall & decisions in Richmond →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richmond

Richmond is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Richmond'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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