Town Hall · Rome

Rome, IL town hall & government

Rome spent $250,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $157 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rome's money goes

Spent

$250,000

fiscal year to March 31, 2022

Per resident

$157

typical Illinois towns: $116

Long-term debt

None

none outstanding at year end

Roads & transportation

$149,00060%

Administration & buildings

$70,00028%

Paid to other governments

$13,0005%

Health & welfare

$1,000<1%

Other

$17,0007%

Where the money comes from

Property taxes 67%
From the state 18%
Interest, fines & other 15%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rome

Full-time staff

2 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$73,700

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rome didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201

Rome's high school district, shared with Belle Rive, Bonnie, Dix, Dodds, Field and Ina. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$21,435

Illinois: $21,567

Students

1,240

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$12.6 million

at year end

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

Local 46%
State 39%
Federal 15%

Of the $21,435 per pupil, $11,405 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 Rome: Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 ($14,583 per pupil) · Centralia High School District 200 ($21,397 per pupil).

Which schools Rome kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Rome pay

Typical tax bill

$2,188

a year · Illinois typical $5,298

Effective rate

1.52%

of home value · Illinois 2.01%

Typical home value

$144,200

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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rome's government

Town hall & decisions in Rome →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rome

Rome is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Rome'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.