Town Hall · Roberts

Roberts, IL town hall & government

Roberts spent $223,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $680 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roberts's money goes

Spent
$223,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$680
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$570,000
$1,738 per resident
Administration & buildings
$115,00052%
Water & other utilities
$59,00026%
Interest on debt
$24,00011%
Police
$14,0006%
Roads & transportation
$11,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Roberts

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Roberts's K–12 school district, shared with Buckley, Loda, Paxton, Loda, Button and Patton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,055
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,055 per pupil, $9,845 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 Roberts pay

Typical tax bill
$1,423
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.38%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$59,700
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 Roberts's government

Town hall & decisions in Roberts →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roberts

Roberts is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Roberts'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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