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Abingdon, IL town hall & government

Abingdon spent $2.2 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $718 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Abingdon's government.

Town budget

Where Abingdon's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$718
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$469,000
$156 per resident
Water & other utilities
$835,00039%
Police
$320,00015%
Sewer & trash
$273,00013%
Administration & buildings
$248,00011%
Roads & transportation
$217,00010%
Interest on debt
$48,0002%
Parks & libraries
$21,0001%
Other
$199,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Abingdon

Full-time staff
24
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
12 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

Abingdon's K–12 school district, shared with Avon, Indian Point, St. Augustine, Union, Greenbush and Cedar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Illinois: $21,567
Students
901
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $9,414 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Abingdon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,493
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$99,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Abingdon

Abingdon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Abingdon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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