CIVIC INFORMATION Lake Bluff at a Glance
Police Protection: 14 sworn officers and 5 civilian employees. Enhanced 9-1-1 dispatch service.
Ambulance Service: Provided by the City of Lake Forest through contract.
Parks and Recreation: The Lake Bluff Park District operates nine community parks, including an 18-hole golf course, a Lake Michigan beach and Olympic and children’s pools.
Library: Approximately 50,000 books, 3,000+ audio-visual items, 100 periodicals and resources from 25 area libraries throughout the North Suburban Library System.
Property Taxes: Located in Shields Township of Lake County, property is assessed at 33.33% of “fair market value.” The 2010 tax rate, payable in 2011, is 5.571 per $100 of assessed valuation. This breaks down for the various taxing bodies as follows for most properties in the village:
Taxing Districts
Elementary School Dist. #65 High School District #115 Village of Lake Bluff Library Lake County
Population: 5,722 Housing Units: 2,178 Area: Approximately 4.0 square miles County: Lake Township: Shields Government: Board-Administrator Incorporated: September 21, 1895 Distance from Chicago: 35 miles
Driving Time to Loop: 55 minutes (average); 35 minutes to O’Hare International Airport. Shopping and Service Areas: E. Scranton & E. Center Avenues, Carriage Way Shopping Center (intersection of IL Routes 43 & 176)
Retail Sales: $225 million (2005)
Public Schools: Lake Bluff Elementary School and Lake Bluff Middle School (School District #65) and Lake Forest High School (District #115)
Area Churches: 14 in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Health Care: Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Fire Protection: One station, 50 volunteer firefighters, ISO rating of 3.
Lake Bluff Park District College of Lake County
North Shore Sanitary District Lake Co. Forest Preserve Dist. Shields Township
CLCJAWA (Water Agency) Mosquito Abatement Dist. Village of Lake Bluff Total Tax Rate
2010 Tax Rate % of Total 2.308 1.101 0.124 0.505 0.363 0.218 0.136 0.198 0.062 0.045 0.011 0.490 5.571
41.43 19.76 2.23 9.06 6.52 3.91 2.44 3.55 1.11 0.81 0.20 8.80
100.0%
All rates in dollars per $100 of equalized assessed valuation. (Sanctuary subdivision resident rates are slightly different due to water and fire protection service providers)
Transportation: Metra commuter rail service via the Union Pacific North Line, Interstate highway access via IL Rt. 41 and I-94 (directly west of Lake Bluff).
Water Source: Lake Michigan through Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency.
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