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Yorkville, IL town hall & government

Yorkville spent $49.9 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,093 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yorkville's money goes

Spent
$49.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,093
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$36.8 million
$1,543 per resident
Water & other utilities
$16 million32%
Administration & buildings
$14.7 million29%
Police
$6.6 million13%
Parks & libraries
$4.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$4.2 million8%
Interest on debt
$1 million2%
Paid to other governments
$874,0002%
Sewer & trash
$758,0002%
Other
$1.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Yorkville

Full-time staff
103
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
34
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
24 full-time32 part
Police
37 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
2 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

Newark Community High School District 18

Yorkville's high school district, shared with Big Grove, Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Millbrook and Millington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,517
Illinois: $21,567
Students
178
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 80%
  • State 15%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $21,517 per pupil, $10,399 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 Yorkville: Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 ($16,791 per pupil) · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 ($12,112 per pupil) · Plano Community Unit School District 88 ($17,215 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Yorkville pay

Typical tax bill
$8,744
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.61%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$335,300
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 Yorkville's government

🏛️ Official websiteyorkville.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Yorkville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yorkville

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

All of Yorkville'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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