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Willowbrook, IL town hall & government

Willowbrook spent $23.5 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,592 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willowbrook's money goes

Spent
$23.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,592
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$30.4 million
$3,354 per resident
Administration & buildings
$9.6 million41%
Police
$6.4 million27%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million5%
Parks & libraries
$741,0003%
Health & welfare
$38,000<1%
Other
$492,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Willowbrook

Full-time staff
38
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hinsdale Township High School District 86

Willowbrook's high school district, shared with Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, Darien and Downers Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,501
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,765
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$135.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $33,501 per pupil, $20,272 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 Willowbrook: Gower School District 62 ($25,012 per pupil) · Maercker School District 60 ($20,153 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Willowbrook pay

Typical tax bill
$5,075
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$358,600
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.

Local

Contact Willowbrook's government

🏛️ Official websitewillowbrookil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Willowbrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Willowbrook

Willowbrook is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Willowbrook'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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