Village of De Pue, Village of New Bedford and Village of Neponset top the list in Illinois Valley 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 Illinois Valley cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of De Pue
Bureau
18,500
$1,426,092
$77
2
Village of New Bedford
Bureau
75
$8,823
$118
3
Village of Neponset
Bureau
4,730
$576,771
$122
4
Village of Dana
LaSalle
159
$33,767
$212
5
Village of Kangley
LaSalle
251
$56,570
$225
6
Village of Troy Grove
LaSalle
250
$58,762
$235
7
Village of Ransom
LaSalle
425
$152,949
$360
8
Village of Leonore
LaSalle
160
$59,164
$370
9
Village of Hollowayville
Bureau
90
$33,399
$371
10
Village of Dover
Bureau
172
$67,977
$395
11
Village of Sheridan
LaSalle
2,000
$802,784
$401
12
Village of East Brooklyn
Grundy
106
$49,262
$465
13
Village of Malden
Bureau
362
$180,649
$499
14
Village of Magnolia
Putnam
275
$141,515
$515
15
Village of Leland
LaSalle
977
$509,529
$522
16
Village of Tiskilwa
Bureau
800
$446,355
$558
17
Village of Mineral
Bureau
237
$133,409
$563
18
Village of Rutland
LaSalle
318
$195,203
$614
19
Village of La Moille
Bureau
705
$438,590
$622
20
Village of Grand Ridge
LaSalle
560
$355,514
$635
21
Village of Wyanet
Bureau
991
$631,894
$638
22
Village of South Wilmington
Grundy
680
$447,452
$658
23
Village of Sheffield
Bureau
926
$645,302
$697
24
Village of Seatonville
Bureau
314
$231,101
$736
25
Village of Cedar Point
LaSalle
277
$204,891
$740
26
Village of Verona
Grundy
212
$158,768
$749
27
Village of Ohio
Bureau
540
$438,477
$812
28
Village of Granville
Putnam
1,427
$1,167,429
$818
29
Village of Braceville
Grundy
760
$622,530
$819
30
Village of Hennepin
Putnam
722
$605,188
$838
31
Village of Carbon Hill
Grundy
352
$300,723
$854
32
Village of Walnut
Bureau
1,416
$1,217,650
$860
33
Village of Mc Nabb
Putnam
285
$247,069
$867
34
City of Kinsman
Grundy
115
$100,112
$871
35
Village of Lostant
LaSalle
498
$462,752
$929
36
City of Earlville
LaSalle
1,619
$1,581,585
$977
37
Village of Diamond
Grundy
2,527
$2,488,731
$985
38
Village of Naplate
LaSalle
496
$514,123
$1,037
39
City of Spring Valley
Bureau
5,499
$6,000,593
$1,091
40
Village of Dalzell
Bureau
717
$904,576
$1,262
41
City of Marseilles
LaSalle
5,094
$6,474,697
$1,271
42
Village of Coal City
Grundy
5,434
$7,143,360
$1,315
43
Village of Standard
Putnam
220
$289,729
$1,317
44
Village of Minooka
Grundy
10,924
$14,404,009
$1,319
45
Village of Mazon
Grundy
1,015
$1,367,321
$1,347
46
Village of Gardner
Grundy
1,444
$2,006,062
$1,389
47
City of Mendota
LaSalle
7,373
$10,999,605
$1,492
48
Village of Seneca
LaSalle
2,322
$3,617,859
$1,558
49
City of Morris
Grundy
13,636
$23,311,657
$1,710
50
Village of Manlius
Bureau
340
$591,882
$1,741
51
City of La Salle
LaSalle
10,433
$18,735,455
$1,796
52
Village of Ladd
Bureau
1,295
$2,381,020
$1,839
53
City of Ottawa
LaSalle
18,289
$35,827,227
$1,959
54
Village of North Utica
LaSalle
1,352
$2,974,110
$2,200
55
City of Oglesby
LaSalle
4,381
$10,720,627
$2,447
56
City of Peru
LaSalle
9,893
$47,799,813
$4,832
57
Village of Mark
Putnam
555
$2,738,196
$4,934
58
City of Princeton
Bureau
7,599
$67,849,314
$8,929
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Braceville• Village Of Cedar Point• Village of MC Nabb• Village of Mark• Village of Dover• Village of Naplate• Village of Tiskilwa• Village of Dalzell• Village of Ladd• Village of North Utica• Village of Dana• City of Peru• City of Oglesby• Village of Rutland• Village of Sheridan• City of Princeton• Village of Granville• City of Spring Valley• Village of Seatonville• Village of Mineral• Village of Neponset• Village of Carbon Hill• Village of Troy Grove• Village of Walnut• Village of Standard• Village of Minooka• Village of Leonore• Village of Ohio• Village of Verona• Village of Magnolia• City of Earlville• Village of Manlius• City of Marseilles• Village of Gardner• Village of Hollowayville• Village of Diamond• Village of Seneca• Village of South Wilmington• Village of Lostant• Village of Hennepin• Village of Leland• Village of Malden• Village of Grand Ridge• Village Of Sheffield• Village Of East Brooklyn• Village Of La Moille• Village Of Mazon• Village Of New Bedford• City Of Ottawa• City Of Mendota• City Of Lasalle• Village Of Wyanet• City Of Kinsman• City Of Morris• Village Of Coal City
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