Town Hall · Rolling Meadows

Rolling Meadows, IL town hall & government

Rolling Meadows spent $60.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,618 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rolling Meadows's money goes

Spent
$60.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,618
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$76.4 million
$3,287 per resident
Police
$13.3 million22%
Fire
$13.1 million22%
Administration & buildings
$7.1 million12%
Water & other utilities
$5.7 million9%
Interest on debt
$3.9 million6%
Sewer & trash
$3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million5%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million2%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$10.9 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rolling Meadows

Full-time staff
197
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$116,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
and 44 full-time firefighters
Police
55 full-time13 part
Fire
45 full-time
Parks & libraries
26 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Health & welfare
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Other
24 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

Rolling Meadows's elementary school district, shared with Palatine, Palatine and Inverness. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,542
Illinois: $21,567
Students
11,184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$149.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,542 per pupil, $12,268 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 Rolling Meadows: Township High School District 214 ($27,472 per pupil) · Township High School District 211 ($27,540 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 59 ($25,082 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rolling Meadows pay

Typical tax bill
$6,636
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.03%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$326,200
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 Rolling Meadows's government

🏛️ Official websitecityrm.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rolling Meadows →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rolling Meadows

Rolling Meadows is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rolling Meadows'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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