Town Hall · Rubicon

Rubicon, IL town hall & government

Rubicon spent $73,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $232 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rubicon's money goes

Spent
$73,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$232
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$43,00059%
Roads & transportation
$20,00027%
Other
$10,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rubicon collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rubicon

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Other
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greenfield Community Unit School District 10

Rubicon's K–12 school district, shared with Greenfield, Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Athensville, Wrights and Linder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,223
Illinois: $21,567
Students
421
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,223 per pupil, $10,002 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 Rubicon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,100
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$113,600
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 Rubicon's government

Town hall & decisions in Rubicon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rubicon

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

All of Rubicon'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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