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How Sublette is run

Sublette spent $264,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $369 per resident.

Town website
Photo: Wayne Wilkinson
Town budget
$264,000
spent, year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$369
Above typical Illinois towns ($116)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 3 part-time
Typical tax bill
$3,146
a year · IL $5,298

What stands out about how Sublette is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,146 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.96% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Lee Center$4,759
Sublette$3,146
May$3,136
Clarion$2,811
$3,146
typical bill a year
1.96%
effective rate
$160,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sublette’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Mendota Township High School District 280

Sublette’s high school district, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sublette →
$21,043
per pupil · IL $21,567
484
students
$170,000
long-term debt

Of the $21,043 per pupil, $11,399 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 53%State 43%Federal 4%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Sublette

Amboy Community Unit School District 272 · $18,499 per pupil

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 · $15,892 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Sublette

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Sublette yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $369 per resident a year, or $1.01 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 77% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 55%Property taxes 43%Interest, fines & other 2%Fees & charges <1%
Who works for Sublette

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
3
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Sublette’s budget compares

Sublette spends the least per resident of the 4 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Sublette$369—$3,146
Lee Center$431—$4,759
Clarion$656—$2,811
May$1,971—$3,136

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Sublette

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sublette.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sublette’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitesubletteweb.com ↗

Questions about how Sublette is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Sublette get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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