Village of Brussels, City of Roodhouse and City of Bushnell top the list in West Central Illinois with the highest 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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Top-spending West Central Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Brussels
Calhoun
150
$463,458
$3,090
2
City of Roodhouse
Greene
1,814
$3,941,845
$2,173
3
City of Bushnell
Mcdonough
3,221
$6,984,276
$2,168
4
City of Pittsfield
Pike
4,576
$8,009,362
$1,750
5
City of Mt. Sterling
Brown
2,025
$3,503,181
$1,730
6
City of White Hall
Greene
2,520
$3,882,335
$1,541
7
City of Virginia
Cass
1,611
$2,418,947
$1,502
8
Village of Franklin
Morgan
590
$881,041
$1,493
9
City of Waverly
Morgan
1,307
$1,820,910
$1,393
10
City of Beardstown
Cass
5,656
$7,674,729
$1,357
11
City of Winchester
Scott
1,503
$1,971,218
$1,312
12
Village of Blandinsville
Mcdonough
777
$1,011,658
$1,302
13
Village of South Jacksonville
Morgan
3,230
$4,185,526
$1,296
14
Village of Chapin
Morgan
492
$628,524
$1,277
15
City of Macomb
Mcdonough
21,516
$26,593,625
$1,236
16
Village of Sciota
Mcdonough
61
$69,419
$1,138
17
City of Nauvoo
Hancock
1,149
$1,280,856
$1,115
18
Village of Rockbridge
Greene
169
$187,315
$1,108
19
City of Carrollton
Greene
2,478
$2,343,616
$946
20
City of Rushville
Schuyler
3,200
$2,988,248
$934
21
Village of Ashland
Cass
1,692
$1,574,307
$930
22
Village of Pleasant Hill
Pike
940
$874,214
$930
23
City of Greenfield
Greene
1,043
$931,313
$893
24
Village of Milton
Pike
271
$229,743
$848
25
Village of Good Hope
Mcdonough
415
$341,128
$822
26
City of Barry
Pike
1,318
$1,079,610
$819
27
City of Hamilton
Hancock
2,738
$2,201,730
$804
28
City of Carthage
Hancock
2,850
$2,270,095
$797
29
Village of Ripley
Brown
86
$68,438
$796
30
Village of Chandlerville
Cass
515
$404,445
$785
31
Village of Bowen
Hancock
462
$350,256
$758
32
Village of Manchester
Scott
278
$209,680
$754
33
Village of Florence
Pike
38
$28,593
$752
34
City of Warsaw
Hancock
1,607
$1,181,482
$735
35
City of Colchester
Mcdonough
1,700
$1,247,682
$734
36
Village of Pearl
Pike
138
$101,213
$733
37
Village of West Point
Hancock
178
$130,389
$733
38
Village of Concord
Morgan
172
$125,245
$728
39
Village of Browning
Schuyler
125
$89,259
$714
40
Village of Patterson
Greene
138
$97,796
$709
41
Village of Augusta
Hancock
587
$399,047
$680
42
Village of Perry
Pike
437
$292,301
$669
43
Village of Hillview
Greene
165
$109,105
$661
44
Village of Meredosia
Morgan
1,004
$653,786
$651
45
Village of Hardin
Calhoun
967
$616,766
$638
46
Village of Versailles
Brown
478
$302,573
$633
47
Village of Mound Station
Brown
122
$76,975
$631
48
Village of Prairie City
Mcdonough
461
$280,559
$609
49
Village of Batchtown
Calhoun
208
$126,265
$607
50
Village of Bluffs
Scott
714
$430,571
$603
51
City of Dallas
Hancock
975
$575,996
$591
52
Village of Kinderhook
Pike
216
$125,823
$583
53
Village of Bardolph
Mcdonough
300
$172,621
$575
54
City of La Harpe
Hancock
1,385
$776,921
$561
55
Village of Murrayville
Morgan
565
$304,047
$538
56
Village of Industry
Mcdonough
490
$257,878
$526
57
Village of Kampsville
Calhoun
350
$169,215
$483
58
Naples Town
Scott
137
$62,809
$458
59
Village of Baylis
Pike
205
$93,555
$456
60
Village of Lynnville
Morgan
117
$51,974
$444
61
New Canton Town
Pike
349
$145,985
$418
62
Village of Hull
Pike
461
$184,561
$400
63
Village of Woodson
Morgan
494
$197,399
$400
64
Village of Elvaston
Hancock
165
$65,911
$399
65
Village of Hamburg
Calhoun
128
$44,793
$350
66
Village of Eldred
Greene
189
$61,193
$324
67
Village of Valley City
Pike
13
$4,099
$315
68
Village of Ferris
Hancock
152
$46,216
$304
69
Village of El Dara
Pike
78
$22,015
$282
70
Village of Glasgow
Scott
175
$49,016
$280
71
Village of Basco
Hancock
98
$20,628
$210
72
Village of Kane
Greene
1,500
$221,342
$148
73
Village of Detroit
Pike
83
$11,196
$135
74
Village of Bentley
Hancock
34
$4,310
$127
75
Village of Exeter
Scott
75
$8,540
$114
76
Village of Littleton
Schuyler
200
$16,182
$81
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Bushnell• Village of Elvaston• Village of Sciota• Village of Perry• City of Dallas City• Village of Chapin• Village of Bardolph• Village of Bluffs• City of Colchester• City of Winchester• Village of Glasgow• City of Virginia• Village of Franklin• Village of West Point• City of Macomb• City of Waverly• Village of Mound Station• Village of Murrayville• Village of Pleasant Hill• Village of El Dara• City of Beardstown• Village of Augusta• Village of Kane• Village of Rockbridge• City of Carrollton• Village of Hardin• City of Roodhouse• Village of Detroit• Village of Hull• Village of Bowen• Village of Chandlerville• Village of Good Hope• Village of Pearl• Village of South Jacksonville• Village of Blandinsville• City of Pittsfield• City of Carthage• City of Barry• City of White Hall• City of Hamilton• Town of New Canton• Village of Woodson• Village of Valley City• Village of Bentley• Village of Browning• City of Rushville• Village of Meredosia• Village of Hamburg• Village of Eldred• Village of Patterson• Village of Brussels• Village of Concord• Village of Ripley• Village of Ferris• Village of Kinderhook• Village Of Lynnville• Community Of Naples• Village Of Littleton• Village Of Versailles• Village Of Baylis• Village Of Hillview• Village Of Batchtown• City Of Greenville• Village Of Manchester• City Of Warsaw• Village Of Kampsville• City Of Mt. Sterling• Village Of Ashland• Village Of Exeter• Village Of Florence• Village Of Industry• City Of La Harpe• Village Of Basco• City Of Nauvoo• Village Of Prairie City
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