Top 10 Best Fiscal Health in Dekalb County

Finances

Cities and towns ranked by fiscal health — pension funding, budget balance, revenue capacity, tax burden, and revenue growth. Showing cities in Dekalb County, Illinois. Ranked 10 cities with a population of 1,000 or more.

#▴▾	City▴▾	Fiscal Health Score▴▾	Population▴▾
1	HinckleyDeKalb	71 / 100	2,331
2	MaltaDeKalb	66 / 100	1,274
3	WatermanDeKalb	62 / 100	1,448
4	KirklandDeKalb	62 / 100	1,525
5	KingstonDeKalb	60 / 100	1,352
6	SandwichDeKalb	57 / 100	7,219
7	SomonaukDeKalb	56 / 100	1,569
8	SycamoreDeKalb	38 / 100	18,559
9	GenoaDeKalb	34 / 100	5,492
10	DekalbDeKalb	28 / 100	40,443

Methodology

Composite score (0–100) based on: pension funded ratio (25%), budget balance (20%), revenue per capita (20%), effective tax rate inverted (20%), and revenue growth (15%). Uses the same methodology as the MyTownView rankings dashboard.

Data Source

Illinois Comptroller & IL Dept. of Insurance

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