Village government · Cook County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), River Forest took in $26.9 million and spent $28.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money18%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of River Forest's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes48%

Property tax
33%$8.9 million
Other taxes
15%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$948 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$793 thousand
  • Parking$142 thousand
  • Road charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$406 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$4.9 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$464 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$274 thousand
Fines
0.9%$252 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments9.7%Running the government and other costs9.5%Interest on debt6.0%

What stands out

10%

of River Forest's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$618 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of River Forest. 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 River Forest 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.