Town Hall · Saybrook

Saybrook, IL town hall & government

Saybrook spent $266,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $392 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Saybrook's money goes

Spent
$266,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$392
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$103,00039%
Water & other utilities
$92,00035%
Administration & buildings
$66,00025%
Parks & libraries
$4,0002%
Police
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Saybrook

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19

Saybrook's K–12 school district, shared with Anchor, Arrowsmith, Colfax, Cooksville, Martin and Arrowsmith. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,634
Illinois: $21,567
Students
536
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,634 per pupil, $9,966 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 Saybrook pay

Typical tax bill
$2,169
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.21%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$98,100
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 Saybrook's government

Town hall & decisions in Saybrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Saybrook

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

All of Saybrook'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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