Town Hall · Aroma

Aroma, IL town hall & government

Aroma spent $690,000 in the year to March 31, 2024, about $141 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Aroma's money goes

Spent
$690,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$141
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$345,00050%
Administration & buildings
$306,00044%
Other
$39,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Aroma

Full-time staff
5
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

Kankakee School District 111

Aroma's K–12 school district, shared with Aroma Park, Kankakee and Kankakee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,298
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,655
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,603 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 Aroma: Momence Community Unit School District 1 ($17,011 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Aroma pay

Typical tax bill
$3,919
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.35%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$167,000
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.

Local

Contact Aroma's government

Town hall & decisions in Aroma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aroma

Aroma is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Aroma'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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