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Warren, IL town hall & government

Warren spent $1.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,180 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Warren's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,180
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$562,000
$432 per resident
Police
$502,00033%
Sewer & trash
$297,00019%
Administration & buildings
$234,00015%
Roads & transportation
$166,00011%
Water & other utilities
$125,0008%
Interest on debt
$31,0002%
Other
$179,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Warren

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$51,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren Community Unit School District 205

Warren's K–12 school district, shared with Apple River, Nora, Warren, Apple River, Nora and Rush. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,168
Illinois: $21,567
Students
376
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33,000
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $21,168 per pupil, $13,457 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 Warren pay

Typical tax bill
$2,299
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.25%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$102,200
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 Warren's government

Town hall & decisions in Warren →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warren

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

All of Warren'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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