Town Hall · Versailles

Versailles, IL town hall & government

Versailles spent $145,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $203 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Versailles's money goes

Spent
$145,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$203
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$73,00050%
Administration & buildings
$55,00038%
Parks & libraries
$6,0004%
Other
$11,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 45%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 18%

Versailles didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Versailles

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$15,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Versailles's K–12 school district, shared with Buckhorn, Cooperstown, Elkhorn, Lee, Missouri and Mound Station. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,381
Illinois: $21,567
Students
690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,381 per pupil, $8,833 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 Versailles pay

Typical tax bill
$1,894
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$159,400
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 Versailles's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Versailles

Versailles is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Versailles'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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