Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Tax Assessment District, Elgin and Geneva top the list in Kane County 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 Kane County townships
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Tax Assessment District
Sangamon
2,466
$14,811
$6
2
Elgin
Kane
104,368
$2,835,350
$27
3
Geneva
Kane
26,552
$985,890
$37
4
Aurora
Kane
146,149
$6,047,712
$41
5
Batavia
Kane
35,221
$1,645,886
$47
6
St. Charles
Kane
50,854
$3,078,125
$61
7
Dundee
Kane
64,729
$4,628,894
$72
8
Rutland
Kane
7,724
$768,905
$100
9
Hampshire
Kane
9,610
$1,001,223
$104
10
Kane
Greene
1,000
$119,459
$119
11
Plato
Kane
7,880
$953,063
$121
12
Rutland
LaSalle
3,527
$539,602
$153
13
Sugar Grove
Kane
9,512
$1,514,959
$159
14
Virgil
Kane
1,937
$383,736
$198
15
Big Rock
Kane
1,973
$521,936
$265
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Elgin Township• Virgil Township• Big Rock Township• Kane Township• Mechanicsburg-Buffalo Hart Multi Township Tax Assessment District• Aurora Township• Plato Township• Rutland Township• Township of Hampshire• St. Charles Township• Batavia Township• Geneva Township• Sugar Grove Township• Dundee Township
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