Town Hall · Aviston

Aviston, IL town hall & government

Aviston spent $1.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $748 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Aviston's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$748
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$382,00024%
Sewer & trash
$349,00022%
Water & other utilities
$301,00019%
Roads & transportation
$221,00014%
Police
$215,00013%
Interest on debt
$30,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Other
$102,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Aviston

Full-time staff
6
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time15 part
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Central Community High School District 71

Aviston's high school district, shared with Albers, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese and Burgess. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,612
Illinois: $21,567
Students
631
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,612 per pupil, $10,903 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 Aviston: Aviston School District 21 ($9,620 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Aviston pay

Typical tax bill
$4,473
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$244,800
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 Aviston's government

Town hall & decisions in Aviston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aviston

Aviston is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Aviston'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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