Town Hall · Andover

Andover, IL town hall & government

Andover spent $251,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $271 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Andover's money goes

Spent
$251,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$271
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
$62,000
$67 per resident
Roads & transportation
$126,00050%
Administration & buildings
$80,00032%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$42,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 94%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Andover

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227

Andover's K–12 school district, shared with Cambridge, Cambridge and Munson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,839
Illinois: $21,567
Students
471
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,839 per pupil, $10,514 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 Andover: Orion Community Unit School District 223 ($13,268 per pupil) · Alwood Community Unit School District 225 ($20,152 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Andover pay

Typical tax bill
$3,790
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.93%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$196,000
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 Andover's government

Town hall & decisions in Andover →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Andover

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

All of Andover'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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