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Metamora, IL town hall & government

Metamora spent $3.8 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,049 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Metamora's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,049
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$687 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1 million26%
Roads & transportation
$618,00016%
Administration & buildings
$586,00015%
Police
$564,00015%
Fire
$123,0003%
Interest on debt
$91,0002%
Paid to other governments
$14,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Other
$815,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Metamora

Full-time staff
15
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

County of Woodford School

Metamora's high school district, shared with Bay View Gardens, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Partridge and Spring Bay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,388
Illinois: $21,567
Students
919
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,388 per pupil, $9,889 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 Metamora: Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 ($11,177 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Metamora pay

Typical tax bill
$4,702
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.33%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$201,800
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.

Local

Contact Metamora's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Metamora

Metamora is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Metamora'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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