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Roodhouse, IL town hall & government

Roodhouse spent $3.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,321 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roodhouse's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,321
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
$3,548 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million61%
Police
$470,00012%
Administration & buildings
$393,00010%
Sewer & trash
$237,0006%
Roads & transportation
$154,0004%
Interest on debt
$126,0003%
Parks & libraries
$119,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roodhouse

Full-time staff
34
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
13 full-time
Police
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Greene Unit School District 3

Roodhouse's K–12 school district, shared with Hillview, Patterson, White Hall, White Hall, Wilmington and Roodhouse. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,549
Illinois: $21,567
Students
838
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,549 per pupil, $8,518 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 Roodhouse pay

Typical tax bill
$1,369
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.00%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$68,600
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 Roodhouse's government

Town hall & decisions in Roodhouse →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roodhouse

Roodhouse is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Roodhouse'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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