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Amboy, IL town hall & government

Amboy spent $343,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $121 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amboy's money goes

Spent
$343,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$121
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$221,00064%
Administration & buildings
$105,00031%
Health & welfare
$9,0003%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 26%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Amboy collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Amboy

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Amboy's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Harmon, Marion, Sublette, May and Sublette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,499
Illinois: $21,567
Students
725
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,499 per pupil, $8,844 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.

Also serving Amboy: Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 ($18,678 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Amboy pay

Typical tax bill
$2,956
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.90%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$155,300
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

Contact Amboy's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofamboy.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amboy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amboy

Amboy is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Amboy'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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