Rock Creek, Chambersburg-Fairmount-Perry Multi Tax Assessment District and Ashland-Philadelphia Multi Tax Assessment District top the list in West Central 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 West Central Illinois townships
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Rock Creek
Hancock
341
$595
$2
2
Chambersburg-Fairmount-Perry Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
984
$5,371
$5
3
Ashland-Philadelphia Multi Tax Assessment District
Cass
1,619
$9,660
$6
4
Derry-Pleasant Vale-Hadley-New Salem Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
1,900
$11,664
$6
5
Bethel-Lamoine-Tenn #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Mcdonough
1,191
$7,967
$7
6
Pleasant Hill-Ross Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
1,013
$6,868
$7
7
Warsaw-Wilcox-Rocky Run #7 G Multi Tax Assessment District
Hancock
1,900
$14,034
$7
8
Colchester
Mcdonough
2,325
$17,777
$8
9
Detroit-Flint-Montezuma Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
500
$3,829
$8
10
Cincinnati-Kinderhook-Levee Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
600
$5,432
$9
11
Chandlerville-Panther Creek-Newmansville Multi Tax Assessment District
Cass
803
$8,643
$11
12
Durham-Pilot Grove-Fountain Green "C" Multi Tax Assessment District
Hancock
1,074
$11,696
$11
13
Macomb City
Mcdonough
21,500
$240,414
$11
14
Tennessee
Mcdonough
336
$4,473
$13
15
Schuyler #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Schuyler
750
$10,151
$14
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Colchester Township• Ashland-Philadelphia Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Macomb City Township• Tennessee Township• Chambersburg-Fairmount-Perry Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Warsaw-Wilcox-Rocky Run #7 G Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Derry-Pleasant Vale-Hadley-New Salem Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Durham-Pilot Grove-Fountain Green C Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Detroit-Flint-Montezuma Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Bethel-Lamoine-Tenn #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Schuyler #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Rock Creek Township• Cincinnati-Kinderhook-Levee Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Chandlerville-Panther Creek-Newmansville Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Pleasant Hill-Ross Multi Township Tax Assessment District
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