City of Flora, City of Marshall and City of Effingham top the list in East 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 East Central Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
City of Flora
Clay
4,898
$24,970,265
$5,098
2
City of Marshall
Clark
3,933
$12,994,916
$3,304
3
City of Effingham
Effingham
12,328
$32,605,921
$2,645
4
Village of Greenup
Cumberland
1,513
$3,940,750
$2,605
5
City of Newton
Jasper
2,790
$6,921,451
$2,481
6
City of Altamont
Effingham
2,304
$5,359,832
$2,326
7
Village of Flat Rock
Crawford
331
$769,778
$2,326
8
City of Mattoon
Coles
18,555
$37,846,082
$2,040
9
Village of Dieterich
Effingham
617
$1,043,539
$1,691
10
City of Casey
Clark
2,769
$4,644,708
$1,677
11
City of Villa Grove
Douglas
2,222
$3,339,836
$1,503
12
City of Paris
Edgar
8,337
$11,408,997
$1,368
13
Village of Findlay
Shelby
664
$886,910
$1,336
14
City of Tuscola
Douglas
4,480
$5,956,614
$1,330
15
Village of Louisville
Clay
1,125
$1,417,828
$1,260
16
Village of Teutopolis
Effingham
1,530
$1,918,263
$1,254
17
Village of Clay City
Clay
959
$1,176,049
$1,226
18
City of Chrisman
Edgar
575
$700,277
$1,218
19
Village of Xenia
Clay
391
$466,974
$1,194
20
City of Olney
Richland
8,955
$10,505,532
$1,173
21
City of Martinsville
Clark
1,167
$1,362,233
$1,167
22
City of Charleston
Coles
21,838
$25,423,450
$1,164
23
City of Lawrenceville
Lawrence
4,397
$5,053,565
$1,149
24
Village of Arthur
Douglas
2,116
$2,185,177
$1,033
25
Village of Toledo
Cumberland
1,238
$1,243,885
$1,005
26
Village of Moweaqua
Shelby
1,828
$1,620,004
$886
27
City of Neoga
Cumberland
1,636
$1,401,589
$857
28
Village of Iola
Clay
141
$118,932
$843
29
City of Oakland
Coles
880
$742,197
$843
30
City of Robinson
Crawford
7,596
$6,315,169
$831
31
City of Bridgeport
Lawrence
1,850
$1,525,799
$825
32
City of Noble
Richland
677
$554,950
$820
33
Village of Oblong
Crawford
1,421
$1,161,742
$818
34
Village of Sainte Marie
Jasper
244
$188,066
$771
35
Village of Willow Hill
Jasper
230
$166,852
$725
36
Village of Kansas
Edgar
655
$470,675
$719
37
Village of Calhoun
Richland
172
$122,848
$714
38
Village of Oconee
Shelby
185
$131,125
$709
39
Village of Westfield
Clark
601
$407,692
$678
40
Village of Edgewood
Effingham
520
$341,202
$656
41
Sigel Town
Shelby
350
$219,611
$627
42
Village of Hidalgo
Jasper
105
$63,158
$602
43
Village of Stewardson
Shelby
719
$421,823
$587
44
Village of Brocton
Edgar
322
$183,231
$569
45
Village of Hutsonville
Crawford
554
$305,579
$552
46
Village of Humboldt
Coles
437
$238,992
$547
47
Village of Hindsboro
Douglas
361
$187,320
$519
48
Mason Town
Effingham
345
$176,090
$510
49
Village of Garrett
Douglas
162
$82,648
$510
50
Village of Palestine
Crawford
1,369
$663,427
$485
51
Village of Jewett
Cumberland
223
$107,785
$483
52
Village of Ashmore
Coles
785
$378,515
$482
53
Village of Watson
Effingham
754
$346,409
$459
54
Village of Vermilion
Edgar
219
$88,249
$403
55
Village of Hume
Edgar
380
$142,683
$375
56
City of Sumner
Lawrence
3,200
$1,138,727
$356
57
Village of Yale
Jasper
95
$32,564
$343
58
Village of Claremont
Richland
342
$111,783
$327
59
Village of Lerna
Coles
286
$93,000
$325
60
Village of Camargo
Douglas
1,200
$349,339
$291
61
Village of Sailor Springs
Clay
95
$25,892
$273
62
Village of Wheeler
Jasper
119
$25,909
$218
63
Village of Rose Hill
Jasper
82
$14,436
$176
64
Village of Redmon
Edgar
205
$30,360
$148
65
Village of Stoy
Crawford
104
$8,145
$78
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Xenia• Village of Watson• City of Casey• Village of Wheeler• Village of Hindsboro• City of Paris• City of Villa Grove• City of Sumner• Village of Oconee• City of Robinson• City of Neoga• Village of Flat Rock• City of Bridgeport• Village of Findlay• Village of Westfield• Village of Moweaqua• City of Noble• Village of Hutsonville• City of Mattoon• Village of Stoy• Village of Humboldt• Village of Arthur• City Of Olney• Village Of Willow Hill• City Of Altamont• Village Of Stewardson• Village Of Clay City• City Of Newton• Village Of Camargo• City Of Lawrenceville• City Of Marshall• Village Of Brocton• Village of Ashmore• City of Tuscola• Village of Toledo• Village of Dieterich• City of Martinsville• Village of Hume• Town of Sigel• Village of Yale• Village of Sailor Springs• Village of Calhoun• Village of Redmon• Village of Kansas• Village of Greenup• Village of Lerna• Village of Teutopolis• Village of Edgewood• Town of Mason• City of Flora• Village of Iola• City of Chrisman• City of Charleston• Village of Hidalgo• Village of Palestine• Village of Rose Hill• Village of Louisville• Village of Sainte Marie• Village of Vermilion• Village of Garrett• Village of Claremont• Village of Oblong• City of Effingham• City of Oakland
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