Town Hall · Batavia

Batavia, IL town hall & government

Batavia spent $1.8 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $50 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Batavia's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$50
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$631,00035%
Health & welfare
$606,00034%
Roads & transportation
$551,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Batavia

Full-time staff
10
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

Batavia Unit School District 101

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

Spending per pupil
$20,407
Illinois: $21,567
Students
5,240
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,407 per pupil, $12,660 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 Batavia: Aurora West Unit School District 129 ($17,236 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Batavia pay

Typical tax bill
$9,046
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.35%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$385,500
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 Batavia's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbatavia.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Batavia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Batavia

Batavia is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Batavia'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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