Mount Auburn, IL town hall & government
Mount Auburn spent $893,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,007 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mount Auburn's government.
Where Mount Auburn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 66%
- From the state 16%
- Utility sales 13%
- Property taxes 4%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Mount Auburn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Mount Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Johnson, Owaneco, Stonington, Taylorville, May and Stonington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 45%
- State 47%
- Federal 8%
Of the $14,364 per pupil, $8,731 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.
Which schools Mount Auburn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Auburn pay
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.
Contact Mount Auburn's government
Who represents Mount Auburn
Mount Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.