New Haven-Shawnee Multi Tax Assessment District, Galatia-Long Branch-Tate #2 Multi Tax Assessment District and Brushy-Raleigh Multi Tax Assessment District top the list in SE Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across townships.
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Most frugal SE Illinois townships
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
New Haven-Shawnee Multi Tax Assessment District
Gallatin
2,416
$6,662
$3
2
Galatia-Long Branch-Tate #2 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,823
$8,447
$5
3
Brushy-Raleigh Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,962
$9,894
$5
4
Cottage-Eldorado-Rector #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
6,190
$31,974
$5
5
Independence-Mountain-Stonefort #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,462
$8,101
$6
6
Omaha-North Fork-Asbury Multi Tax Assessment District
Gallatin
950
$5,700
$6
7
Wayne #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Wayne
1,300
$8,812
$7
8
Emma-Hawthorne-Heralds Prairie Multi Tax Assessment District
White
1,256
$11,131
$9
9
East Eldorado
Saline
4,534
$276,998
$61
10
Stonefort
Saline
401
$27,581
$69
11
Harrisburg
Saline
8,000
$550,958
$69
12
Tate
Saline
350
$27,181
$78
13
Omaha
Gallatin
495
$42,220
$85
14
Gray
White
1,141
$97,835
$86
15
Mc Leansboro
Hamilton
3,830
$332,152
$87
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Cottage-Eldorado-Rector #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Wayne #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Omaha Township• Independence-Mountain-Stonefort #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• New Haven-Shawnee Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Gray Township• Galatia-Long Branch-Tate #2 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Stonefort Township• Mc Leansboro Township• East Eldorado Township• Omaha-North Fork-Asbury Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Harrisburg Township• Tate Township• Brushy-Raleigh Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Emma-Hawthorne-Heralds Prairie Multi Township Tax Assessment District
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