Town Hall · Suez

Suez, IL town hall & government

Suez spent $176,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $323 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Suez's money goes

Spent
$176,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$323
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$17,000
$31 per resident
Administration & buildings
$99,00056%
Roads & transportation
$77,00044%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Suez

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

United Community School District 304

Suez's K–12 school district, shared with Alexis, Kirkwood, Little York, North Henderson, Spring Grove and Sumner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,592
Illinois: $21,567
Students
949
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,592 per pupil, $10,130 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 Suez: Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 ($15,701 per pupil) · Mercer County School District 404 ($16,966 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Suez pay

Typical tax bill
$2,564
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.15%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$119,400
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 Suez's government

Town hall & decisions in Suez →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Suez

Suez is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Suez'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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