Village of Long Point, Village of Saybrook and Village of Bellflower top the list in McLean County 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 McLean County cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Long Point
Livingston
226
$34,084
$151
2
Village of Saybrook
Mclean
693
$171,590
$248
3
Village of Bellflower
Mclean
357
$151,554
$425
4
Village of Flanagan
Livingston
1,075
$513,208
$477
5
Village of Strawn
Livingston
104
$49,732
$478
6
Village of Saunemin
Livingston
450
$220,061
$489
7
Village of Hudson
Mclean
1,837
$972,302
$529
8
Village of Emington
Livingston
112
$60,224
$538
9
Village of Cullom
Livingston
650
$364,101
$560
10
Village of Cornell
Livingston
447
$280,315
$627
11
Village of Gridley
Mclean
1,410
$955,169
$677
12
Village of Stanford
Mclean
596
$436,580
$733
13
Village of Forrest
Livingston
1,177
$875,095
$743
14
Chatsworth Town
Livingston
1,151
$876,142
$761
15
Village of Carlock
Mclean
552
$433,128
$785
16
Village of Cooksville
Mclean
182
$154,007
$846
17
Village of Danvers
Mclean
1,154
$1,001,795
$868
18
Village of Odell
Livingston
1,014
$906,518
$894
19
Village of Ellsworth
Mclean
195
$191,889
$984
20
Village of Towanda
Mclean
475
$468,058
$985
21
Village of Mc Lean
Mclean
830
$834,295
$1,005
22
Village of Downs
Mclean
978
$1,091,800
$1,116
23
City of Chenoa
Mclean
1,747
$2,018,789
$1,156
24
City of Fairbury
Livingston
3,700
$4,547,987
$1,229
25
Village of Anchor
Mclean
150
$184,516
$1,230
26
Village of Heyworth
Mclean
2,881
$4,070,902
$1,413
27
City of Pontiac
Livingston
11,800
$16,869,197
$1,430
28
Normal Town
Mclean
54,264
$103,145,031
$1,901
29
City of Leroy
Mclean
3,550
$6,839,324
$1,927
30
Village of Dwight
Livingston
4,260
$8,636,633
$2,027
31
City of Bloomington
Mclean
78,292
$172,133,357
$2,199
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Cullom• Village of Carlock• City of Pontiac• Village of Flanagan• Village of Danvers• Village of Saunemin• Village of Towanda• Village of Gridley• City of Fairbury• Village of Odell• Village of Ellsworth• Village of Emington• Village of Cooksville• City of Leroy• Village of Hudson• Village of Cornell• City of Bloomington• Village of Heyworth• City of Chenoa• Village of Stanford• Village of Strawn• Normal Town• Village of Long Point• Village of Dwight• Village Of Saybrook• Village Of McLean• Village Of Bellflower• Village Of Downs• Village Of Forrest• Town Of Chatsworth• Village Of Anchor
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