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Albany, IL town hall & government

Albany spent $1.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,702 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,702
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,800 per resident
Water & other utilities
$743,00051%
Police
$168,00012%
Sewer & trash
$115,0008%
Roads & transportation
$92,0006%
Administration & buildings
$86,0006%
Parks & libraries
$41,0003%
Interest on debt
$32,0002%
Other
$180,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Albany

Full-time staff
8
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time12 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Albany didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

River Bend Community Unit District 2

Albany's K–12 school district, shared with Fulton, Fulton, Garden Plain and Ustick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,022
Illinois: $21,567
Students
957
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,022 per pupil, $8,301 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 Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$3,000
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.02%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$148,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Albany's government

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

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

All of Albany'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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