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