Town Hall · Saline

Saline, IL town hall & government

Saline spent $684,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $108 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Saline's money goes

Spent
$684,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$108
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$478,00070%
Administration & buildings
$178,00026%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Paid to other governments
$5,0001%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Saline

Full-time staff
2
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Highland Community Unit School District 5

Saline's K–12 school district, shared with Alhambra, Grantfork, Leef, New Douglas, Highland and New Douglas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,068
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,780
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,068 per pupil, $8,495 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 Saline pay

Typical tax bill
$4,693
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$269,600
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.

Local

Contact Saline's government

Town hall & decisions in Saline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Saline

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

All of Saline'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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