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Oswego, IL town hall & government

Oswego spent $46.8 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,306 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oswego's money goes

Spent
$46.8 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,306
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$52.3 million
$1,459 per resident
Roads & transportation
$12.7 million27%
Police
$12.1 million26%
Water & other utilities
$10.9 million23%
Administration & buildings
$6 million13%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million7%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million3%
Other
$298,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 43%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Oswego

Full-time staff
118
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
50
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
60 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
31 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Other
7 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

Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Oswego's K–12 school district, shared with Oswego, Na-Au-Say and Montgomery. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,315
Illinois: $21,567
Students
16,851
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$251.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,315 per pupil, $10,915 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 Oswego: Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 ($16,791 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Oswego pay

Typical tax bill
$8,330
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$344,500
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 Oswego's government

🏛️ Official websiteoswegoil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oswego →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oswego

Oswego is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Oswego'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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