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Amboy, IL town hall & government

Amboy spent $2.5 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,079 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
$2.5 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,079
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$170,000
$74 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million42%
Administration & buildings
$250,00010%
Water & other utilities
$242,00010%
Sewer & trash
$227,0009%
Police
$219,0009%
Parks & libraries
$134,0005%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$349,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Amboy

Full-time staff
9
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Police
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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 Harmon, Marion, Sublette, Amboy, 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Amboy pay

Typical tax bill
$2,770
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$134,800
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 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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