Village of Maeystown, City of Red Bud and City of Waterloo top the list in SW 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 SW Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Maeystown
Monroe
160
$683,673
$4,273
2
City of Red Bud
Randolph
3,559
$10,596,936
$2,978
3
City of Waterloo
Monroe
10,879
$24,267,626
$2,231
4
Village of Steeleville
Randolph
2,083
$4,490,722
$2,156
5
Village of Valmeyer
Monroe
1,256
$2,374,290
$1,890
6
City of Sparta
Randolph
4,302
$7,123,983
$1,656
7
Village of Baldwin
Randolph
373
$539,658
$1,447
8
Village of Tamaroa
Perry
635
$830,109
$1,307
9
City of Columbia
Monroe
10,273
$11,855,023
$1,154
10
Village of Coulterville
Randolph
945
$1,028,775
$1,089
11
City of Pinckneyville
Perry
5,536
$5,574,338
$1,007
12
City of Chester
Randolph
8,586
$8,514,313
$992
13
Village of Ellis Grove
Randolph
363
$357,885
$986
14
Village of Hecker
Monroe
489
$466,086
$953
15
Village of Ruma
Randolph
330
$310,136
$940
16
Village of Prairie Du Rocher
Randolph
603
$520,923
$864
17
Village of Evansville
Randolph
701
$535,970
$765
18
Village of Tilden
Randolph
912
$548,085
$601
19
Village of Willisville
Perry
694
$409,991
$591
20
Village of Percy
Randolph
929
$520,714
$561
21
Village of St. Johns
Perry
195
$106,142
$544
22
Village of Fults
Monroe
24
$9,984
$416
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Village of Ellis Grove• Village Of Baldwin• Village Of Percy• Village Of Maeystown• Village Of Willisville• Village Of Evansville• Village Of Steeleville• City of Pinckneyville• City of Chester• Village of Ruma• City of Red Bud• Village of Tilden• Village of St. Johns• Village of Fults• Village of Valmeyer• City of Waterloo• Village of Prairie Du Rocher• Village of Tamaroa• City of Sparta• City of Columbia• Village of Coulterville• Village of Hecker
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