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Town Hall · Algonquin

Algonquin spent less per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities

Algonquin’s village government spent $26.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $882 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.6 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

General

7:25 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2023
$26.4M
year to April 30, 2023
Per resident, 2023
$882
In 2022: $847, less than 82% of 44 similar cities
Long-term debt
$49.9M
end of FY2023, reported
Village staff, 2025
138
full-time · 9 part-time · March payroll $1.2M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$8,025
2.29% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Algonquin is run

Read from the village’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $847 per resident, less than 82% of 44 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer22% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2023).A shared school districtShares Community Unit School District 300 with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Algonquin’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct20
    Committee of the WholeTuesday · 7:45 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish DriveCommittee of the Whole MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct20
    Village BoardTuesday · 7:30 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish DriveVillage Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Committee of the WholeTuesday · 7:30 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish DriveCommittee of the Whole MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Committee of the WholeTuesday · 7:30 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish DriveCommittee of the Whole MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct12
    Planning & Zoning CommissionMonday · 7:00 pm · Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish DrivePlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingMeeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2023 budget

About $882 per resident a year, or $2.42 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 41%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 32%Fees & charges 16%Sales taxes 15%Property taxes 14%Utility sales 12%Interest, fines & other 5%From other local governments 3%Other taxes & licenses 3%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $16.4 million; interest on debt $1.7 million; payments to other governments $677,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $48.8 million.
Compared with similar places

$847 per resident in 2022: less than 82% of them

Algonquin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($847 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Illinois cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,158, and the middle half spent $972–$1,570. Algonquin spent less than 82% of them.

Middle half of the group, $972–$1,570Median $1,158Algonquin

Includes sewer and trash ($2.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
44

Illinois cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Algonquin itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 1% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Algonquin reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$26 million
2023$26.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $847 · 2023: $882.

Village staff
138

full-time in March 2025, up from 128 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $8,025 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.29% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Barrington Hills$10,000+
Grafton Township$8,637
Cary$8,089
Algonquin$8,025
Rutland Township$7,547
Lake in the Hills$7,430
Dundee Township$6,619
Illinois$5,298
Carpentersville$5,270
$8,025
typical bill a year
2.29%
effective rate
$351,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Algonquin’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Algonquin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Algonquin →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Algonquin

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See algonquin.org for Algonquin’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Algonquin yet.algonquin.org ↗
Who works for Algonquin

One full-time village employee for every 217 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (29,944).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police59 + 4 pt
Administration & buildings15 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation12
Sewer & trash4
Water & other utilities4
Parks & libraries2 + 1 pt
Other42 + 2 pt
138
full-time
9
part-time
$1.2M
payroll for March 2025
$14.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$103,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
53
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Algonquin had 4.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 36 of the 44 Illinois cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 5.6: Algonquin had fewer than 81% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Community Unit School District 300

Algonquin’s K–12 school district, shared with East Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee, Hampshire, Hampshire Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Algonquin →
$18,172
per pupil · IL $21,567
20,488
students
$222.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $18,172 per pupil, $10,105 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 56%State 37%Federal 8%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Algonquin

Huntley Consolidated School District 158 · $18,513 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Algonquin’s votes are counted by county

Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Algonquin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McHenry County’s results.

President · McHenry County’s results163,666 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican51.3%83,933 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat46.1%75,370 votes

Others: 2.7% (4,363 votes).

Most votes in McHenry County: Donald J Trump

Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

The county’s page

72% of Algonquin lies in McHenry County; the rest in Kane County. Every 2024 race in McHenry County is on the county’s page.

McHenry County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Algonquin

From town hall to Washington

Algonquin sends 4 representatives to the Illinois House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: algonquin.org ↗
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseAlgonquin is split between 4 districts
    Suzanne NessMarty McLaughlinJeff KeicherSteve Reick
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
    Don DeWitteDarby HillsDave SyversonCraig Wilcox
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    J. B. Pritzker
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Janice D. SchakowskyRaja KrishnamoorthiBill Foster
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
    Richard J. DurbinTammy Duckworth
Find your state legislators by address ↗Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Algonquin compares with the towns next door

Algonquin spent $847 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $27 to $1,497. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Lake in the Hills: $627 per resident (2022)Cary: $543 per resident (2022)Carpentersville: $832 per resident (2022)Barrington Hills: $1,497 per resident (2022)Rutland Township: $37 per resident (2022)Grafton Township: $27 per resident (2022)Dundee Township: $39 per resident (2022)Lake in the HillsCaryCarpentersvilleBarrington HillsRutland TownshipGrafton TownshipDundee TownshipAlgonquin
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Grafton Township$27$8,637
Rutland Township$37$7,547
Dundee Township$39$6,619
Cary$543$8,089
Lake in the Hills$627$7,430
Carpentersville$832$5,270
Barrington Hills$1,497$10,000+
Algonquin$847$8,025

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Algonquin’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitealgonquin.org ↗

Questions about Algonquin’s government

How much does Algonquin spend per resident?

About $882 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $847 was less than 82% of 44 Illinois cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Algonquin?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,025 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see algonquin.org.

Who runs Algonquin’s government?

See algonquin.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Algonquin yet.

How did Algonquin vote in 2024?

Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Algonquin alone. McHenry County, where 72% of Algonquin lies, voted Trump 51.3%, Harris 46.1% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Algonquin?

138 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Algonquin in the state legislature?

Algonquin is split among 4 State House districts and 4 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Algonquin?

The next posted meeting is General on Monday, November 2, at 7:25 pm in Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive, from the village’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Algonquin’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →