Town Hall · Sumner

Sumner, IL town hall & government

Sumner spent $1.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $461 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sumner's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$461
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$753,000
$254 per resident
Water & other utilities
$370,00027%
Administration & buildings
$314,00023%
Police
$241,00018%
Sewer & trash
$212,00016%
Roads & transportation
$202,00015%
Interest on debt
$25,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 46%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sumner

Full-time staff
5
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
2 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

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

Sumner's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Christy, Lukin, Petty and Southwest. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,425
Illinois: $21,567
Students
909
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,425 per pupil, $7,529 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 Sumner pay

Typical tax bill
$560
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$46,000
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 Sumner's government

🏛️ Official websitesumnerillinois.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sumner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sumner

Sumner is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Sumner'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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