Town Hall · Avon

Avon, IL town hall & government

Avon spent $2 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $32 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avon's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$32
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$748,00037%
Administration & buildings
$681,00033%
Health & welfare
$608,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 74%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Avon

Full-time staff
12
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
2 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

Grayslake Community High School District 127

Avon's high school district, shared with Hainesville, Round Lake Beach, Grayslake, Third Lake, Round Lake Park and Round Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,844
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,581
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $26,844 per pupil, $15,401 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 Avon: Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 ($19,455 per pupil) · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 ($24,598 per pupil) · Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 ($23,456 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Avon pay

Typical tax bill
$6,832
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.96%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$230,900
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 Avon's government

Town hall & decisions in Avon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avon

Avon is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Avon'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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