Town Hall · Worth

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.

Town budget

Where Worth's money goes

Spent
$15 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,400
typical Illinois cities: $2,226
Long-term debt
$4 million
$373 per resident
Police
$6.1 million40%
Fire
$2.6 million18%
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million16%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million9%
Roads & transportation
$731,0005%
Interest on debt
$166,0001%
Other
$43,000<1%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Worth

Full-time staff
42
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
28 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Housing & development
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Worth School District 127

Worth's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,492
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,029
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Worth pay

Typical tax bill
$5,510
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.56%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$215,000
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 Worth's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofworth.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Worth →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Worth'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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