Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Tax Assessment District tops 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. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across townships.
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100 most frugal Illinois townships
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Raritian-Media-Terre Haute-Lomax Multi Tax Assessment District
Henderson
1,791
$649
$0
2
Crescent-Ash Grove Multi Tax Assessment District
Iroquois
1,359
$518
$0
3
Fairview-Joshua Multi Tax Assessment District
Fulton
1,208
$1,542
$1
4
Ashley-Beaucoup-Richview #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Washington
1,752
$2,561
$1
5
Niantic-Harristown Multi Tax Assessment District
Macon
2,014
$2,971
$1
6
Illini-Austin Multi Tax Assessment District
Macon
2,200
$3,399
$2
7
Sunbury-Nevada-Esmen #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Livingston
9,300
$14,981
$2
8
Rock Creek
Hancock
341
$595
$2
9
Christy-Lukin Multi Tax Assessment District
Lawrence
4,203
$7,680
$2
10
District 5 (Corwin-Broadwell-Elkhart-Hurlbut) Multi Tax Assessment District
Logan
4,623
$9,650
$2
11
Selby-Leepertown #10 Multi Tax Assessment District
Bureau
4,100
$9,056
$2
12
Danforth-Iroquois Multi Tax Assessment District
Iroquois
4,540
$10,019
$2
13
Fidelity-Jersey-Ruyle #2 Multi Tax Assessment District
Jersey
10,000
$22,974
$2
14
Reading-Newtown #11 Multi Tax Assessment District
Livingston
14,000
$32,405
$2
15
Grisham-Walshville-East Fork #5 Multi Tax Assessment District
Montgomery
5,114
$12,968
$3
16
Grand Prairie-Casner Multi Tax Assessment District
Jefferson
2,150
$5,594
$3
17
Braceville-Maine Multi Tax Assessment District
Grundy
5,137
$13,745
$3
18
New Haven-Shawnee Multi Tax Assessment District
Gallatin
2,416
$6,662
$3
19
Georgetown Love Mckendree Multi Tax Assessment District
Vermilion
9,049
$25,042
$3
20
Olio-Cruger Multi Tax Assessment District
Woodford
6,000
$17,298
$3
21
Union-Watson Multi Tax Assessment District
Effingham
4,000
$11,957
$3
22
Lamotte-Montgomery Multi Tax Assessment District
Crawford
4,008
$12,005
$3
23
Rantoul-Ludlow Multi Tax Assessment District
Champaign
18,602
$57,257
$3
24
Loran-Jefferson Multi Tax Assessment District
Stephenson
1,712
$5,390
$3
25
Otego-Sefton-Wheatland #5 Multi Tax Assessment District
Fayette
2,600
$8,253
$3
26
Indian Grove-Belle Prairie #8 Multi Tax Assessment District
Livingston
4,432
$14,134
$3
27
Highland-Mazon-Vienna Multi Tax Assessment District
Grundy
2,462
$8,117
$3
28
Cazenovia-Partridge Multi Tax Assessment District
Woodford
2,370
$8,053
$3
29
Dakota-Rock Grove Multi Tax Assessment District
Stephenson
2,268
$7,928
$3
30
Nokomis-Audubon Multi Tax Assessment District
Montgomery
3,491
$12,243
$4
31
Harris-Cass-Farmers-Bernadotte Multi Tax Assessment District
Fulton
1,660
$5,849
$4
32
Bald Hill-Blissville-Elk Prairie #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Jefferson
1,896
$6,691
$4
33
Whitmore-Oakley Multi Tax Assessment District
Macon
4,400
$15,582
$4
34
Payson & Fall Creek Multi Tax Assessment District
Adams
2,200
$7,853
$4
35
District #13 Arispie Ind Wheat Milo Multi Tax Assessment District
Bureau
1,829
$6,646
$4
36
Albany-Garden Plain #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
Whiteside
2,110
$7,830
$4
37
Island Grove-New Berlin Multi Tax Assessment District
Sangamon
1,959
$7,290
$4
38
Erin-Kent Multi Tax Assessment District
Stephenson
1,112
$4,162
$4
39
Lake Fork-Laenna-Aetna #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Logan
1,400
$5,297
$4
40
Dry Grove & White Oak Multi Tax Assessment District
Mclean
2,471
$9,792
$4
41
Berlin-Westfield #6 Multi Tax Assessment District
Bureau
1,822
$7,322
$4
42
Anderson-Aubrn-Darwn-Dolsn-Dougls #2 Multi Tax Assessment District
Clark
1,522
$6,340
$4
43
Ashmore-Charleston-Hutton-Seven Hickory #6 Multi Tax Assessment District
Coles
25,713
$108,070
$4
44
East ( Claremont & German) Multi Tax Assessment District
Richland
1,196
$5,145
$4
45
Pendleton Moores Prairie Multi Tax Assessment District
Jefferson
1,553
$6,688
$4
46
Butler Grove-Irving-Roundtree #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Montgomery
2,021
$9,071
$4
47
Dale-Allin Multi Tax Assessment District
Mclean
2,300
$10,351
$5
48
Barnett-Waynesville Multi Tax Assessment District
Dewitt
2,161
$9,758
$5
49
Southeastern Tazewell Multi Tax Assessment District
Tazewell
4,354
$19,984
$5
50
Galatia-Long Branch-Tate #2 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,823
$8,447
$5
51
Mona-Rogers-Pella-Brenton Multi Tax Assessment District
Ford
1,932
$9,012
$5
52
Alto-Reynolds-Viola-Willow Creek Multi Tax Assessment District
Lee
1,891
$8,938
$5
53
Prairie-Carthage "F" Multi Tax Assessment District
Hancock
3,450
$16,869
$5
54
Salina-Essex Multi Tax Assessment District
Kankakee
3,671
$18,310
$5
55
Cave-Eastern Multi Tax Assessment District
Franklin
2,182
$10,986
$5
56
Brushy-Raleigh Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,962
$9,894
$5
57
Chatsworth-Germanville #10 Multi Tax Assessment District
Livingston
1,540
$7,802
$5
58
Burns-Galva-Weller Multi Tax Assessment District
Henry
3,524
$17,983
$5
59
Cottage-Eldorado-Rector #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
6,190
$31,974
$5
60
Norman-Wauponsee Multi Tax Assessment District
Grundy
2,630
$13,847
$5
61
North Muddy-South Muddy-Grove Multi Tax Assessment District
Jasper
1,735
$9,209
$5
62
Honey Pt.-Shaws Pt.-Nilwood Multi Tax Assessment District
Macoupin
1,441
$7,685
$5
63
Walnut-Bureau #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Bureau
1,840
$9,946
$5
64
Chambersburg-Fairmount-Perry Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
984
$5,371
$5
65
N.Okaw-Humboldt Multi Tax Assessment District
Coles
1,972
$10,815
$5
66
Independence-Mountain-Stonefort #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
Saline
1,462
$8,101
$6
67
Ford Co #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Ford
4,665
$25,962
$6
68
Patton-Button #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
Ford
5,639
$31,538
$6
69
Miller-Mission #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
LaSalle
4,625
$26,268
$6
70
Keene & Lima Multi Tax Assessment District
Adams
1,444
$8,224
$6
71
Malta-Milan Multi Tax Assessment District
Dekalb
1,939
$11,073
$6
72
Goode-Barren Multi Tax Assessment District
Franklin
3,211
$18,454
$6
73
Onarga-Artesia-Ridgeland Multi Tax Assessment District
Iroquois
3,204
$18,530
$6
74
St. Rose - Wheatfield Irishtown #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Clinton
4,006
$23,405
$6
75
Texas-Tunbridge Multi Tax Assessment District
Dewitt
1,817
$10,617
$6
76
Northeast & Houston Multi Tax Assessment District
Adams
1,210
$7,213
$6
77
Ashland-Philadelphia Multi Tax Assessment District
Cass
1,619
$9,660
$6
78
Omaha-North Fork-Asbury Multi Tax Assessment District
Gallatin
950
$5,700
$6
79
Greene-Panola-Linn-Clayton Multi Tax Assessment District
Woodford
1,865
$11,196
$6
80
Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Tax Assessment District
Sangamon
2,466
$14,811
$6
81
Farrington-Field #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Jefferson
2,035
$12,325
$6
82
Smallwood-Fox-Willow Hll-St. Maries #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Jasper
2,113
$12,912
$6
83
Derry-Pleasant Vale-Hadley-New Salem Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
1,900
$11,664
$6
84
Washing-Wdlin-Freedom #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Carroll
1,331
$8,187
$6
85
Brushy Mound-Polk-Bird-Hilyard Multi Tax Assessment District
Macoupin
2,500
$15,465
$6
86
Johannisburg-Lively Grove-Venedy #4 Multi Tax Assessment District
Washington
1,603
$10,138
$6
87
Mineral-Fairfield-Gold #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Bureau
1,039
$6,590
$6
88
Erienna-Nettle Creek Multi Tax Assessment District
Grundy
2,500
$16,343
$7
89
Franklin Grove - Nachusa Multi Tax Assessment District
Lee
1,900
$12,466
$7
90
Bethel-Lamoine-Tenn #1 Multi Tax Assessment District
Mcdonough
1,191
$7,967
$7
91
Amboy-Lee Center Multi Tax Assessment District
Lee
3,550
$24,005
$7
92
Pleasant Hill-Ross Multi Tax Assessment District
Pike
1,013
$6,868
$7
93
Round Grove-Broughton-Sullivan Multi Tax Assessment District
Livingston
1,408
$9,549
$7
94
Wayne #3 Multi Tax Assessment District
Wayne
1,300
$8,812
$7
95
BROOKLYN-WYOMING Multi Tax Assessment District
Lee
2,178
$15,079
$7
96
Waterford-Isabel-Woodlnd-Kerton-Pleasnt Multi Tax Assessment District
Fulton
1,659
$11,654
$7
97
Florence-Wilton Multi Tax Assessment District
Will
2,160
$15,268
$7
98
Vergennes-Ora Multi Tax Assessment District
Jackson
1,285
$9,243
$7
99
Pesotum-Crittenden Multi Tax Assessment District
Champaign
1,168
$8,481
$7
100
Nora-Rush-Warren Multi Tax Assessment District
Jo Daviess
2,351
$17,352
$7
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Union-Watson Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Illini-Austin Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Franklin Grove - Nachusa Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Greene-Panola-Linn-Clayton Multi Township Tax Assessment District• District #13 Arispie Ind Wheat Milo Multi Township Tax Assessment District• District 5 (corwin-Broadwell-Elkhart-Hurlbut) Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Johannisburg-Lively Grove-Venedy #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Cottage-Eldorado-Rector #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Otego-Sefton-Wheatland #5 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Crescent-Ash Grove Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Brooklyn-Wyoming Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Selby-Leepertown #10 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Pendleton Moores Prairie Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Miller-Mission #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Northeast & Houston Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Ashland-Philadelphia Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Wayne #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Alto-Reynolds-Viola-Willow Creek Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Braceville-Maine Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Highland-Mazon-Vienna Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Erin-Kent Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Smallwood-Fox-Willow Hll-St. Maries #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Chatsworth-Germanville #10 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Anderson-Aubrn-Darwn-Dolsn-Dougls #2 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Olio-Cruger Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Niantic-Harristown Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Texas-Tunbridge Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Dale-Allin Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Albany-Garden Plain #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Raritian-Media-Terre Haute-Lomax Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Washing-Wdlin-Freedom #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Reading-Newtown #11 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Christy-Lukin Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Ashmore-Charleston-Hutton-Seven Hickory #6 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Salina-Essex Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Independence-Mountain-Stonefort #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Chambersburg-Fairmount-Perry Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Onarga-Artesia-Ridgeland Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Farrington-Field #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• N.okaw-Humboldt Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Dry Grove & White Oak Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Lake Fork-Laenna-Aetna #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• New Haven-Shawnee Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Brushy Mound-Polk-Bird-Hilyard Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Cazenovia-Partridge Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Waterford-Isabel-Woodlnd-Kerton-Pleasnt Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Walnut-Bureau #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Mona-Rogers-Pella-Brenton Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Florence-Wilton Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Rantoul-Ludlow Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Loran-Jefferson Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Ashley-Beaucoup-Richview #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Barnett-Waynesville Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Island Grove-New Berlin Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Derry-Pleasant Vale-Hadley-New Salem Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Indian Grove-Belle Prairie #8 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Vergennes-Ora Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Pesotum-Crittenden Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Prairie-Carthage F Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Malta-Milan Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Southeastern Tazewell Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Burns-Galva-Weller Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Amboy-Lee Center Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Galatia-Long Branch-Tate #2 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Fairview-Joshua Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Georgetown Love McKendree Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Bald Hill-Blissville-Elk Prairie #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Fidelity-Jersey-Ruyle #2 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Mineral-Fairfield-Gold #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Patton-Button #4 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Lamotte-Montgomery Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Whitmore-Oakley Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Grand Prairie-Casner Multi Township Tax Assessment District• North Muddy-South Muddy-Grove Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Nora-Rush-Warren Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Sunbury-Nevada-Esmen #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Berlin-Westfield #6 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Omaha-North Fork-Asbury Multi Township Tax Assessment District• St. Rose - Wheatfield Irishtown #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Dakota-Rock Grove Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Honey Pt.-Shaws Pt.-Nilwood Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Bethel-Lamoine-Tenn #1 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Danforth-Iroquois Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Keene & Lima Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Cave-Eastern Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Rock Creek Township• Erienna-Nettle Creek Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Round Grove-Broughton-Sullivan Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Goode-Barren Multi Township Tax Assessment District• East ( Claremont & German) Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Nokomis-Audubon Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Payson & Fall Creek Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Brushy-Raleigh Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Butler Grove-Irving-Roundtree #3 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Pleasant Hill-Ross Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Norman-Wauponsee Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Grisham-Walshville-East Fork #5 Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Harris-Cass-Farmers-Bernadotte Multi Township Tax Assessment District
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