Municipalities in Hamilton, Macon and Lake counties top the list in 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. Municipal spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across cities and villages.
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100 most frugal Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
City of Belle Prairie
Hamilton
60
$1,202
$20
2
Village of Niantic
Macon
7,070
$390,361
$55
3
Village of Indian Creek
Lake
462
$29,601
$64
4
Village of De Pue
Bureau
18,500
$1,426,092
$77
5
Village of Stoy
Crawford
104
$8,145
$78
6
Village of Littleton
Schuyler
200
$16,182
$81
7
Village of Allenville
Moultrie
156
$13,935
$89
8
Village of Gays
Moultrie
281
$26,386
$94
9
Village of Columbus
Adams
112
$10,740
$96
10
Village of Plattville
Kendall
259
$27,087
$105
11
Topeka Town
Mason
89
$9,476
$106
12
Village of New Burnside
Johnson
211
$24,007
$114
13
Village of Exeter
Scott
75
$8,540
$114
14
Village of Sammons Point
Kankakee
279
$32,101
$115
15
Village of Menominee
Jo Daviess
248
$28,709
$116
16
Village of New Bedford
Bureau
75
$8,823
$118
17
Village of Simpson
Johnson
65
$7,700
$118
18
Village of Foosland
Champaign
101
$12,237
$121
19
Village of Neponset
Bureau
4,730
$576,771
$122
20
Village of Fidelity
Jersey
114
$14,250
$125
21
Village of Oak Grove
Rock Island
728
$92,257
$127
22
Village of Bentley
Hancock
34
$4,310
$127
23
Village of Detroit
Pike
83
$11,196
$135
24
Village of Hooppole
Henry
210
$28,517
$136
25
Village of Williamson
Madison
230
$31,843
$138
26
Village of Greenwood
Mchenry
255
$36,412
$143
27
Village of Woodlawn
Jefferson
6,930
$991,906
$143
28
Village of Kane
Greene
1,500
$221,342
$148
29
Village of Redmon
Edgar
205
$30,360
$148
30
Village of Long Point
Livingston
226
$34,084
$151
31
Village of Maunie
White
139
$22,039
$159
32
Village of Norwood
Peoria
473
$82,904
$175
33
Village of Rose Hill
Jasper
82
$14,436
$176
34
Village of Nelson
Lee
170
$30,082
$177
35
Village of Kell
Marion
213
$39,604
$186
36
Village of Russellville
Lawrence
99
$18,628
$188
37
Village of Deer Grove
Whiteside
47
$9,054
$193
38
Village of Mill Creek
Union
55
$10,618
$193
39
Village of Lake Ka-Ho
Macoupin
240
$46,524
$194
40
Village of Bismarck
Vermilion
545
$108,101
$198
41
Village of Ridott
Stephenson
164
$32,708
$199
42
Village of Johnsonville
Wayne
69
$13,794
$200
43
Village of Henning
Vermilion
243
$49,132
$202
44
Village of Dunfermline
Fulton
287
$59,140
$206
45
Village of St. David
Fulton
570
$119,156
$209
46
Village of Basco
Hancock
98
$20,628
$210
47
Village of Junction
Gallatin
129
$27,214
$211
48
Village of Trout Valley
Mchenry
537
$113,531
$211
49
Village of Dana
LaSalle
159
$33,767
$212
50
Village of Muncie
Vermilion
143
$30,496
$213
51
Village of Makanda
Jackson
561
$122,129
$218
52
Village of Wheeler
Jasper
119
$25,909
$218
53
Village of Curran
Sangamon
212
$46,194
$218
54
Village of Compton
Lee
341
$75,092
$220
55
Village of Kangley
LaSalle
251
$56,570
$225
56
Village of Walshville
Montgomery
64
$14,544
$227
57
Village of Dix
Jefferson
500
$115,185
$230
58
Village of Bingham
Fayette
84
$19,423
$231
59
Village of Berlin
Sangamon
178
$41,421
$233
60
Village of Liverpool
Fulton
123
$28,675
$233
61
Village of Spring Bay
Woodford
459
$107,248
$234
62
Village of Troy Grove
LaSalle
250
$58,762
$235
63
Village of Oakdale
Washington
221
$51,951
$235
64
Village of Godley
Will
695
$164,499
$237
65
Village of Virgil
Kane
326
$77,989
$239
66
Village of Old Ripley
Bond
108
$26,009
$241
67
Village of Lomax
Henderson
454
$111,681
$246
68
Village of Saybrook
Mclean
693
$171,590
$248
69
Village of Wenonah
Montgomery
36
$9,070
$252
70
Village of Campton Hills
Kane
11,131
$2,814,553
$253
71
Village of Radom
Washington
395
$101,317
$256
72
Village of Bulpitt
Christian
200
$52,111
$261
73
Village of Standard City
Macoupin
146
$38,283
$262
74
Village of Bayview Gardens
Woodford
400
$107,002
$268
75
Village of Tovey
Christian
505
$136,171
$270
76
Village of Indianola
Vermilion
219
$59,280
$271
77
Village of Sailor Springs
Clay
95
$25,892
$273
78
Village of Papineau
Iroquois
180
$49,803
$277
79
Village of Long Creek
Macon
1,364
$378,669
$278
80
Village of Glasgow
Scott
175
$49,016
$280
81
Village of El Dara
Pike
78
$22,015
$282
82
Village of Henderson
Knox
255
$72,735
$285
83
Village of Venedy
Washington
159
$45,625
$287
84
Village of Ina
Jefferson
2,335
$670,757
$287
85
Village of Camargo
Douglas
1,200
$349,339
$291
86
Village of St. Augustine
Knox
150
$44,013
$293
87
Village of Elsah
Jersey
631
$185,588
$294
88
Village of Cantrall
Sangamon
100
$29,610
$296
89
Village of Kilbourne
Mason
300
$89,115
$297
90
Village of Millbrook
Kendall
375
$111,958
$299
91
Village of Iroquois
Iroquois
192
$57,678
$300
92
Village of Coleta
Whiteside
148
$44,650
$302
93
Village of Nora
Jo Daviess
121
$36,673
$303
94
Village of Ferris
Hancock
152
$46,216
$304
95
Village of Middletown
Logan
324
$98,909
$305
96
Village of Alvin
Vermilion
270
$84,054
$311
97
Village of Windsor
Mercer
748
$232,874
$311
98
Village of Valley City
Pike
13
$4,099
$315
99
Village of Spaulding
Sangamon
873
$276,157
$316
100
Village of Eldred
Greene
189
$61,193
$324
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