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Woodridge, IL town hall & government

Woodridge spent $69.6 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,072 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodridge's money goes

Spent
$69.6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,072
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$80.3 million
$2,389 per resident
Administration & buildings
$28.5 million41%
Police
$13.5 million19%
Water & other utilities
$8.5 million12%
Sewer & trash
$8.3 million12%
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million6%
Parks & libraries
$3.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$3.1 million4%
Other
$37,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Woodridge

Full-time staff
130
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$107,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
57 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time32 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
15 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Community High School District 99

Woodridge's high school district, shared with Lisle, Lisle, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Westmont and Darien. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,322
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,708
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$112.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $28,322 per pupil, $17,761 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 Woodridge: Woodridge School District 68 ($22,589 per pupil) · Lemont Township High School District 210 ($24,736 per pupil) · Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A ($15,284 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Woodridge pay

Typical tax bill
$8,186
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.25%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$363,700
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 Woodridge's government

🏛️ Official websitevil.woodridge.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Woodridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodridge

Woodridge is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Woodridge'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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