Village government · Cook County, IL

Forest View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Forest View took in $6.9 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%State tax money36%Fees for services (water)6.1%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Forest View's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes53%

Property tax
31%$2.1 million
Other taxes
18%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$308 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$418 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$332 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$23 thousand

State tax money36%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
36%$2.5 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$233 thousand
Fines
1.2%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Forest View's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
75%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$629 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$562 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$349 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Forest View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Forest View itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.