Village of Mettawa, City of Lake Forest and Village of Bannockburn top the list in Lake County 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 Lake County cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Mettawa
Lake
553
$4,122,905
$7,456
2
City of Lake Forest
Lake
19,375
$83,052,797
$4,287
3
Village of Bannockburn
Lake
1,583
$5,150,558
$3,254
4
Village of Libertyville
Lake
20,315
$54,607,788
$2,688
5
Village of Lake Bluff
Lake
5,722
$12,704,452
$2,220
6
Village of Fox Lake
Lake
10,579
$22,702,102
$2,146
7
Village of Gurnee
Lake
31,284
$58,170,178
$1,859
8
City of Waukegan
Lake
88,182
$142,432,795
$1,615
9
Village of Mundelein
Lake
31,475
$50,235,729
$1,596
10
City of Highwood
Lake
5,405
$8,428,447
$1,559
11
Village of Deer Park
Lake
3,206
$4,814,929
$1,502
12
Village of Wauconda
Lake
13,758
$16,893,875
$1,228
13
Village of Vernon Hills
Lake
26,328
$31,686,346
$1,204
14
Village of Grayslake
Lake
20,831
$24,211,394
$1,162
15
Village of Kildeer
Lake
3,968
$4,554,680
$1,148
16
Village of Winthrop Harbor
Lake
6,700
$6,701,169
$1,000
17
Village of Round Lake Beach
Lake
27,966
$27,427,607
$981
18
Village of Tower Lakes
Lake
1,264
$1,228,326
$972
19
Village of Lake Villa
Lake
8,741
$8,245,240
$943
20
Village of Island Lake
Lake
8,077
$7,447,073
$922
21
Village of Round Lake Park
Lake
7,536
$6,802,017
$903
22
Village of Lindenhurst
Lake
14,462
$12,743,440
$881
23
Village of Round Lake
Lake
18,289
$15,882,121
$868
24
Village of Volo
Lake
5,399
$4,627,838
$857
25
Village of Long Grove
Lake
8,147
$6,962,481
$855
26
Village of Round Lake Heights
Lake
2,773
$2,157,454
$778
27
Village of Green Oaks
Lake
3,870
$2,857,861
$738
28
Village of Lake Barrington
Lake
4,973
$3,587,531
$721
29
Village of Hainesville
Lake
3,688
$2,515,558
$682
30
Village of North Barrington
Lake
3,007
$1,953,627
$650
31
Village of Beach Park
Lake
13,833
$6,501,475
$470
32
Village of Old Mill Creek
Lake
178
$73,517
$413
33
Village of Wadsworth
Lake
3,815
$1,533,592
$402
34
Village of Third Lake
Lake
1,178
$383,782
$326
35
Village of Indian Creek
Lake
462
$29,601
$64
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Highwood• Village of Mundelein• Village of Lake Barrington• Village of Lake Bluff• Village of Third Lake• City of Lake Forest• Village of Round Lake• Village of Wauconda• Village of Bannockburn• Village of Wadsworth• Village of Libertyville• Village of Green Oaks• Village of Round Lake Beach• Village of Grayslake• Village of Kildeer• Village of North Barrington• Village of Vernon Hills• Village of Tower Lakes• Village of Fox Lake• Village of Round Lake Park• Village of Mettawa• Village of Beach Park• Village of Long Grove• Village of Old Mill Creek• Village of Indian Creek• Village of Winthrop Harbor• City of Waukegan• Village of Gurnee• Village of Deer Park• Village of Lake Villa• Village Of Round Lake Heights• Village Of Island Lake• Village Of Hainesville• Village Of Volo• Village Of Lindenhurst
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