Worth, IL town hall & government
Worth spent $15 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $1,400 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Worth's government.
Where Worth's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 34%
- Property taxes 20%
- Utility sales 18%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From the federal government 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Worth
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Worth School District 127
Worth's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 43%
- State 51%
- Federal 6%
Of the $20,492 per pupil, $11,124 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 Worth: Community High School District 218 ($25,321 per pupil) · Consolidated High School District 230 ($25,716 per pupil) · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 ($18,629 per pupil).
Which schools Worth kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Worth pay
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.
Contact Worth's government
Who represents Worth
Worth is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Sean Casten. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.