How Wabash is run
Wabash spent $353,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $168 per resident.
What stands out about how Wabash is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $2,898 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.31% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wabash’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Marshall Community Unit School District 2C
Wabash’s K–12 school district, shared with Darwin, Douglas, Marshall, Marshall, Anderson and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,637 per pupil, $8,165 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Wabash
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Wabash yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $168 per resident a year, or $0.46 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 63% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 701 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Wabash’s budget compares
Wabash ranks 3rd lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieton | — | — | $1,722 |
| Sugar Creek | $68 | — | $1,107 |
| Marshall | $93 | — | $2,237 |
| Wabash | $168 | — | $2,898 |
| Darwin | $243 | — | — |
| Douglas | $288 | — | $2,195 |
| Elbridge | $529 | — | $1,355 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Wabash.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Wabash’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Wabash is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.