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Rockdale, IL town hall & government

Rockdale spent $4.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,407 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockdale's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,407
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million31%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million30%
Police
$1.1 million24%
Administration & buildings
$632,00014%
Other
$54,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • From the state 24%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockdale

Full-time staff
20
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$87,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Police
10 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

Joliet Township High School District 204

Rockdale's high school district, shared with Elwood, Joliet, Plainfield, Joliet, Jackson and Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,589
Illinois: $21,567
Students
6,819
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,589 per pupil, $10,951 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 Rockdale: Rockdale School District 84 ($21,631 per pupil) · Joliet Public School District 86 ($22,381 per pupil) · Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C ($20,371 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockdale pay

Typical tax bill
$3,375
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$188,300
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 Rockdale's government

Town hall & decisions in Rockdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockdale

Rockdale is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rockdale'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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