Town Hall · Tampico

Tampico, IL town hall & government

Tampico spent $1.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,337 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tampico's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,337
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$104,000
$144 per resident
Sewer & trash
$993,00059%
Water & other utilities
$117,0007%
Administration & buildings
$115,0007%
Parks & libraries
$81,0005%
Police
$70,0004%
Roads & transportation
$33,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$274,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Tampico 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 Tampico

Full-time staff
5
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 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

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Tampico's K–12 school district, shared with Deer Grove, Lyndon, Prophetstown, Prophetstown, Tampico and Lyndon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,473
Illinois: $21,567
Students
765
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,473 per pupil, $8,787 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Tampico pay

Typical tax bill
$1,593
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$86,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Tampico

Tampico is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Tampico'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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