Town Hall · Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, IL town hall & government

Tiskilwa spent $640,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $842 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tiskilwa's money goes

Spent
$640,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$842
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$241,00038%
Sewer & trash
$126,00020%
Administration & buildings
$118,00018%
Water & other utilities
$58,0009%
Police
$8,0001%
Other
$89,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tiskilwa

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 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

Princeton Elementary School District 115

Tiskilwa's K–12 school district, shared with Arispie, Dover, Dover, Princeton, Princeton and Indiantown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,908
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,072
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 49%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,908 per pupil, $9,978 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 Tiskilwa: Princeton High School District 500 ($19,488 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tiskilwa pay

Typical tax bill
$1,850
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.18%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$84,700
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Tiskilwa'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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