Town Hall · Sauget

Sauget, IL town hall & government

Sauget spent $33.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $220,448 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sauget's money goes

Spent
$33.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$220,448
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$15,000
$97 per resident
Sewer & trash
$11.4 million34%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million4%
Police
$1.4 million4%
Fire
$1.1 million3%
Roads & transportation
$918,0003%
Parks & libraries
$228,0001%
Health & welfare
$27,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$17.4 million51%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sauget

Full-time staff
26
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Fire
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cahokia Community Unit School District 187

Sauget's K–12 school district, shared with Cahokia Heights and Centreville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,231
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,056
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$151 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 33%

Of the $27,231 per pupil, $9,940 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 Sauget pay

Typical tax bill
$2,071
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
4.03%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$51,400
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 Sauget's government

Town hall & decisions in Sauget →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sauget

Sauget is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Nikki Budzinski. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Sauget'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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