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Andover, IL town hall & government

Andover spent $333,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $589 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Andover's money goes

Spent
$333,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$589
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$132,00040%
Parks & libraries
$79,00024%
Water & other utilities
$56,00017%
Roads & transportation
$52,00016%
Police
$12,0004%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 44%
  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%

Andover didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Andover

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time16 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Orion Community Unit School District 223

Andover's K–12 school district, shared with Orion, Western, Lynn, Colona, Osco and Rural. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,268
Illinois: $21,567
Students
982
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,268 per pupil, $7,496 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: Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 ($15,839 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Andover pay

Typical tax bill
$3,178
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.94%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$163,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Andover's government

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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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