Village of Rantoul, City of Danville and City of Gibson top the list in Greater C-U 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 Greater C-U cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Rantoul
Champaign
12,941
$46,378,715
$3,584
2
City of Danville
Vermilion
31,597
$63,618,453
$2,013
3
City of Gibson
Ford
3,407
$5,308,035
$1,558
4
City of Champaign
Champaign
86,637
$127,276,646
$1,469
5
Village of Tilton
Vermilion
2,626
$3,568,594
$1,359
6
City of Urbana
Champaign
42,014
$50,473,765
$1,201
7
Village of Tolono
Champaign
3,500
$4,012,116
$1,146
8
Village of Fisher
Champaign
1,960
$2,206,899
$1,126
9
City of Hoopeston
Vermilion
5,600
$5,657,333
$1,010
10
Village of Rossville
Vermilion
1,331
$1,285,824
$966
11
Village of Mahomet
Champaign
8,400
$7,931,054
$944
12
Village of Homer
Champaign
1,193
$1,094,974
$918
13
Village of Oakwood
Vermilion
1,542
$1,367,035
$887
14
Village of Fithian
Vermilion
506
$420,726
$831
15
Village of Longview
Champaign
153
$126,570
$827
16
Village of Westville
Vermilion
3,202
$2,426,493
$758
17
City of Paxton
Ford
4,473
$3,278,908
$733
18
Village of Melvin
Ford
452
$329,787
$730
19
Village of Potomac
Vermilion
750
$528,773
$705
20
Village of Thomasboro
Champaign
1,115
$775,281
$695
21
Village of Bement
Piatt
1,696
$1,157,661
$683
22
Village of Gifford
Champaign
975
$659,886
$677
23
Village of Roberts
Ford
349
$231,095
$662
24
City of Georgetown
Vermilion
3,500
$2,304,846
$659
25
Village of Savoy
Champaign
8,607
$5,658,619
$657
26
Village of Ludlow
Champaign
750
$491,605
$655
27
Village of Cerro Gordo
Piatt
1,344
$879,809
$655
28
Village of Ogden
Champaign
807
$513,247
$636
29
Village of Sibley
Ford
272
$164,596
$605
30
Village of Elliott
Ford
295
$174,665
$592
31
Village of Atwood
Piatt
1,290
$762,073
$591
32
Village of Hammond
Piatt
497
$286,883
$577
33
Village of Bondville
Champaign
443
$246,009
$555
34
Village of Broadlands
Champaign
356
$196,145
$551
35
Village of Ivesdale
Champaign
271
$148,807
$549
36
Village of Catlin
Vermilion
2,100
$1,122,553
$535
37
Village of Sidney
Champaign
1,213
$643,559
$531
38
Village of Mansfield
Piatt
900
$472,892
$525
39
Village of Deland
Piatt
446
$231,653
$519
40
Village of Cisco
Piatt
289
$149,659
$518
41
Village of St. Joseph
Champaign
3,990
$2,016,315
$505
42
Village of Philo
Champaign
1,560
$760,841
$488
43
Village of Piper City
Ford
765
$363,616
$475
44
Village of Sadorus
Champaign
416
$195,546
$470
45
Village of Rankin
Vermilion
850
$347,311
$409
46
Village of Sidell
Vermilion
617
$245,431
$398
47
Village of Allerton
Vermilion
291
$115,504
$397
48
Village of Royal
Champaign
293
$112,683
$385
49
Village of Pesotum
Champaign
551
$203,401
$369
50
Village of Fairmount
Vermilion
642
$218,218
$340
51
Village of Alvin
Vermilion
270
$84,054
$311
52
Village of Indianola
Vermilion
219
$59,280
$271
53
Village of Muncie
Vermilion
143
$30,496
$213
54
Village of Henning
Vermilion
243
$49,132
$202
55
Village of Bismarck
Vermilion
545
$108,101
$198
56
Village of Foosland
Champaign
101
$12,237
$121
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Foosland• Village of Homer• Village of Rantoul• City of Danville• Village of Oakwood• Village of Thomasboro• Village of Elliott• Village of Bondville• Village of Mahomet• Village of Deland• Village of Henning• Village of Savoy• Village of Ludlow• Village of Sadorus• City of Gibson• Village of Catlin• Village of Broadlands• Village of Philo• Village of Potomac• Village of Ivesdale• Village of Fairmount• Village of Sidney• Village of Alvin• Village of Melvin• Village of Piper City• Village of Bement• Village of Rankin• Village of Mansfield• Village of Atwood• Village of Ogden• Village of Royal• Village of Allerton• Village of Bismarck• City of Hoopeston• Village of Cisco• Village of Rossville• City of Champaign Township• City of Paxton• Village of Indianola• Village of Westville• Village of Tolono• Village of Fithian• City of Georgetown• Village Of Sidell• Village Of Hammond• Village Of Muncie• Village Of Pesotum• Village Of Longview• Village Of Roberts• City Of Urbana• Village Of Gifford• Village Of Fisher• Village Of Cerro Gordo
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