Niles, Wheeling and Barrington top the list in North Suburbs 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. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across townships.
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Most frugal North Suburbs townships
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Niles
Cook
102,000
$2,116,507
$21
2
Wheeling
Cook
154,000
$3,555,417
$23
3
Barrington
Cook
16,000
$397,156
$25
4
Norwood Park
Cook
26,385
$663,654
$25
5
Northfield
Cook
85,102
$3,178,288
$37
6
Palatine
Cook
113,249
$4,958,450
$44
7
Schaumburg
Cook
131,288
$6,169,870
$47
8
Maine
Cook
135,772
$6,768,876
$50
9
New Trier
Cook
55,424
$2,929,649
$53
10
Hanover
Cook
101,091
$8,308,940
$82
11
Elk Grove
Cook
33,127
$3,287,234
$99
12
Hanover
Jo Daviess
1,225
$250,198
$204
13
Maine
Grundy
330
$94,968
$288
14
Floyd
Warren
514
$157,904
$307
15
South Twigg
Hamilton
132
$41,499
$314
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