Town Hall · Roscoe

Roscoe, IL town hall & government

Roscoe spent $5.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $561 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roscoe's money goes

Spent
$5.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$561
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
$562 per resident
Police
$2.5 million42%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million31%
Administration & buildings
$986,00017%
Interest on debt
$253,0004%
Parks & libraries
$145,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$141,0002%
Paid to other governments
$6,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 72%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roscoe

Full-time staff
35
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 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

Hononegah Community High School District 207

Roscoe's high school district, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park and Owen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,643
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,865
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,643 per pupil, $11,319 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 Roscoe: Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 ($14,627 per pupil) · Harlem Unit School District 122 ($20,344 per pupil) · Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 ($13,957 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Roscoe pay

Typical tax bill
$5,666
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.49%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$227,800
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 Roscoe's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofroscoe.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Roscoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roscoe

Roscoe is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Roscoe'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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