Village of Menominee, Village of Nelson and Village of Deer Grove top the list in Northwest 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. Municipal spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across cities and villages.
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Most frugal Northwest Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Menominee
Jo Daviess
248
$28,709
$116
2
Village of Nelson
Lee
170
$30,082
$177
3
Village of Deer Grove
Whiteside
47
$9,054
$193
4
Village of Ridott
Stephenson
164
$32,708
$199
5
Village of Compton
Lee
341
$75,092
$220
6
Village of Coleta
Whiteside
148
$44,650
$302
7
Village of Nora
Jo Daviess
121
$36,673
$303
8
Village of Adeline
Ogle
80
$27,814
$348
9
Village of Hillcrest
Ogle
1,326
$531,325
$401
10
Village of Monroe Center
Ogle
471
$201,800
$428
11
Village of West Brooklyn
Lee
142
$63,799
$449
12
Village of Rock City
Stephenson
314
$145,778
$464
13
Village of Steward
Lee
256
$124,532
$486
14
Village of Lee
Dekalb
337
$205,947
$611
15
Village of Franklin Grove
Lee
958
$651,858
$680
16
Village of Orangeville
Stephenson
751
$515,231
$686
17
Village of Sublette
Lee
449
$330,670
$736
18
Village of Creston
Ogle
662
$497,876
$752
19
Village of Tampico
Whiteside
790
$603,537
$764
20
Village of Erie
Whiteside
1,602
$1,226,190
$765
21
Village of Cedarville
Stephenson
741
$571,249
$771
22
Village of Lyndon
Whiteside
600
$467,315
$779
23
Village of Paw Paw
Lee
870
$681,731
$784
24
City of Amboy
Lee
2,394
$2,000,365
$836
25
City of Lanark
Carroll
1,457
$1,295,033
$889
26
Village of Forreston
Ogle
1,446
$1,299,737
$899
27
Village of Winslow
Stephenson
345
$310,830
$901
28
Village of Warren
Jo Daviess
1,428
$1,304,989
$914
29
Village of Chadwick
Carroll
523
$485,561
$928
30
Village of Lena
Stephenson
2,912
$2,784,722
$956
31
Village of Mt. Morris
Ogle
2,905
$2,811,932
$968
32
Village of Scales Mound
Jo Daviess
375
$369,257
$985
33
City of Morrison
Whiteside
4,136
$4,125,088
$997
34
City of Mt. Carroll
Carroll
1,634
$1,631,427
$998
35
Village of Shannon
Carroll
731
$741,379
$1,014
36
Village of Leaf River
Ogle
424
$446,847
$1,054
37
City of Fulton
Whiteside
3,360
$3,730,775
$1,110
38
City of Polo
Ogle
2,229
$2,498,084
$1,121
39
Village of Stillman Valley
Ogle
1,054
$1,182,370
$1,122
40
Village of Pearl City
Stephenson
780
$890,011
$1,141
41
City of Oregon
Ogle
3,721
$4,367,150
$1,174
42
Village of Ashton
Lee
972
$1,160,546
$1,194
43
City of Savanna
Carroll
3,062
$3,768,451
$1,231
44
City of Prophetstown
Whiteside
2,100
$2,613,831
$1,245
45
City of Dixon
Lee
15,135
$20,403,526
$1,348
46
City of East Dubuque
Jo Daviess
1,704
$2,377,706
$1,395
47
City of Byron
Ogle
3,625
$5,062,154
$1,396
48
Village of Hanover
Jo Daviess
800
$1,145,813
$1,432
49
Village of Stockton
Jo Daviess
1,862
$2,668,599
$1,433
50
City of Albany
Whiteside
895
$1,347,375
$1,505
51
City of Freeport
Stephenson
25,638
$40,511,330
$1,580
52
Village of Thomson
Carroll
560
$1,075,608
$1,921
53
Village of Milledgeville
Carroll
977
$1,923,752
$1,969
54
Village of Davis Junction
Ogle
2,373
$5,187,324
$2,186
55
City of Galena
Jo Daviess
3,400
$7,990,221
$2,350
56
City of Rock Falls
Whiteside
9,266
$27,390,377
$2,956
57
City of Sterling
Whiteside
15,370
$234,759,473
$15,274
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Albany• Village of Warren• City of Mt. Carroll• City of Oregon• Village of Steward• Village of Sublette• Village of Lena• City of Lanark• Village of Forreston• Village of West Brooklyn• City of Sterling• City of Byron• Village of Franklin Grove• City of Savanna• Village of Coleta• Village of Thomson• Village of Paw Paw• City Of Amboy• Village Of Hanover• Village Of Stockton• Village Of Pearl City• Village Of Adeline• City Of Fulton• Village Of Hillcrest• City Of East Dubuque• City Of Prophetstown• Village Of Winslow• Village Of Ridott• Village Of Ashton• Village of Monroe Center• Village of Nora• City of Rock Falls• Village of Mt. Morris• Village of Compton• Village of Menominee• Village of Davis Junction• Village of Cedarville• Village of Rock City• City of Dixon• Village of Nelson• Village of Tampico• Village of Erie• City of Morrison• City of Freeport• Village of Scales Mound• Village of Deer Grove• Village of Lyndon• Village of Milledgeville• Village of Orangeville• City of Galena• Village of Stillman Valley• Village of Leaf River• City of Polo• Village of Creston• Village of Lee• Village of Chadwick
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