Riverwoods, IL town hall & government
Riverwoods spent $6.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,646 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Riverwoods's government.
Where Riverwoods's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 21%
- From the state 19%
- Utility sales 18%
- Sales taxes 16%
- From the federal government 9%
- Fees & charges 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
Who works for Riverwoods
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Township High School District 113
Riverwoods's high school district, shared with Highland Park, Highwood, Bannockburn, Deerfield, Moraine and West Deerfield. 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 78%
- State 20%
- Federal 2%
Of the $38,822 per pupil, $23,872 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 Riverwoods: Deerfield School District 109 ($27,393 per pupil) · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 ($31,024 per pupil) · Bannockburn School District 106 ($38,782 per pupil).
Which schools Riverwoods kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Riverwoods 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.
Contact Riverwoods's government
Who represents Riverwoods
Riverwoods is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. 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.