Aurora, IL town hall & government
Aurora spent $409.1 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,300 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aurora's government.
Who runs Aurora
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Aurora's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 27%
- Property taxes 25%
- Sales taxes 17%
- Utility sales 12%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- From the federal government 3%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Aurora
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Aurora didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Aurora's K–12 school district, shared with Naperville, Naperville and Wheatland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 65%
- State 31%
- Federal 4%
Of the $19,401 per pupil, $12,384 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 Aurora: Aurora West Unit School District 129 ($17,236 per pupil) · Aurora East Unit School District 131 ($19,119 per pupil) · Oswego Community Unit School District 308 ($18,315 per pupil).
Which schools Aurora kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Aurora pay
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.
Contact Aurora's government
Who represents Aurora
Aurora is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.