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Springfield, IL town hall & government

Springfield spent $677,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$677,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$123
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$397,00059%
Administration & buildings
$203,00030%
Health & welfare
$52,0008%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$23,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
10
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
9 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Springfield School District 186

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Grandview, Jerome, Leland Grove, Southern View, Springfield and Capital. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,521
Illinois: $21,567
Students
12,920
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$228.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $24,521 per pupil, $13,198 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 Springfield: Athens Community Unit School District 213 ($13,087 per pupil) · Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 ($13,377 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,418
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$91,400
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.

Local

Contact Springfield's government

🏛️ Official websitespringfield.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

Springfield is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Nikki Budzinski and Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Springfield'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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