Town Hall · Valier

Valier, IL town hall & government

Valier spent $554,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $879 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Valier's money goes

Spent
$554,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$879
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$254,000
$403 per resident
Water & other utilities
$302,00055%
Administration & buildings
$126,00023%
Housing & development
$61,00011%
Roads & transportation
$25,0005%
Police
$15,0003%
Fire
$14,0003%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • From the state 21%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Valier

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 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

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Valier's K–12 school district, shared with Goode, Sesser and Barren. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,627
Illinois: $21,567
Students
577
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,627 per pupil, $8,790 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 Valier pay

Typical tax bill
$762
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$80,100
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 Valier's government

Town hall & decisions in Valier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Valier

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

All of Valier'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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