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Romeoville, IL town hall & government

Romeoville spent $96.9 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,416 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Romeoville's money goes

Spent
$96.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,416
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$162.7 million
$4,055 per resident
Administration & buildings
$20.5 million21%
Police
$18.5 million19%
Roads & transportation
$17.9 million18%
Water & other utilities
$13.2 million14%
Parks & libraries
$9.3 million10%
Fire
$8.4 million9%
Sewer & trash
$4.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$4.3 million4%
Other
$133,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Romeoville

Full-time staff
258
261 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
70
and 37 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
30 full-time175 part
Police
85 full-time13 part
Fire
43 full-time53 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Housing & development
9 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
29 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lockport Township High School District 205

Romeoville's high school district, shared with Du Page, Homer, Lockport, Lockport, Homer Glen and Crest Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,557
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,817
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,557 per pupil, $11,434 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 Romeoville: Valley View Community Unit School District 365U ($22,924 per pupil) · Plainfield School District 202 ($17,046 per pupil) · Richland School District 88A ($18,665 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Romeoville pay

Typical tax bill
$6,235
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.43%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$257,100
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 Romeoville's government

Town hall & decisions in Romeoville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Romeoville

Romeoville is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Lauren Underwood and Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Romeoville'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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