Town Hall · Xenia

Xenia, IL town hall & government

Xenia spent $560,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,509 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Xenia's money goes

Spent
$560,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,509
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$3,000
$8 per resident
Administration & buildings
$225,00040%
Sewer & trash
$135,00024%
Water & other utilities
$84,00015%
Police
$59,00011%
Parks & libraries
$30,0005%
Roads & transportation
$27,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Xenia

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Flora Community Unit School District 35

Xenia's K–12 school district, shared with Flora, Garden Hill, Songer, Xenia, Harter and Keith. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,933
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,339
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $10,933 per pupil, $6,445 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 Xenia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$90,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Xenia's government

Town hall & decisions in Xenia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Xenia

Xenia is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Xenia'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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