Town Hall · Sonora

Sonora, IL town hall & government

Sonora spent $222,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $494 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sonora's money goes

Spent
$222,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$494
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$216,00097%
Other
$6,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 10%
Town workforce

Who works for Sonora

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Sonora's elementary school district, shared with Nauvoo, Nauvoo, Appanoose, Pontoosuc, Dallas City and Rock Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,639
Illinois: $21,567
Students
194
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $23,639 per pupil, $13,428 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 Sonora: Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 ($13,338 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sonora pay

Typical tax bill
$3,179
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.97%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$161,400
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 Sonora's government

Town hall & decisions in Sonora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sonora

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

All of Sonora'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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