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Batavia, IL town hall & government

Batavia spent $97.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,717 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Batavia's money goes

Spent
$97.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,717
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$27.7 million
$1,060 per resident
Water & other utilities
$48.1 million50%
Police
$11.9 million12%
Sewer & trash
$11.4 million12%
Administration & buildings
$9.4 million10%
Fire
$6.8 million7%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million2%
Other
$4.2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Batavia

Full-time staff
177
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 21 full-time firefighters
Police
50 full-time3 part
Fire
25 full-time20 part
Water & other utilities
32 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
22 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Community High School District 94

Batavia's high school district, shared with Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, Winfield, Winfield and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,365
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,074
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,365 per pupil, $11,100 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: Batavia Unit School District 101 ($20,407 per pupil) · Geneva Community Unit School District 304 ($21,141 per pupil) · Aurora West Unit School District 129 ($17,236 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Batavia pay

Typical tax bill
$8,963
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.31%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$387,400
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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