How is Auburn run?
Auburn’s city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $403 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Auburn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $403 per resident a year, or $1.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 43%.
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No comparison or trend for Auburn yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Auburn’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,188 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.46% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Auburn’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 Auburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Auburn →
Who’s in charge in Auburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Auburn’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on auburnillinois.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 136 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,477).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Auburn Community Unit School District 10
Auburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Divernon, Divernon Township, Auburn Township, Chatham Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,257 per pupil, $8,337 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Auburn’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Auburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sangamon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.9%50,979 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.0%46,074 votesOthers: 3.0% (3,046 votes).
Most votes in Sangamon County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Auburn lies in Sangamon County. Every 2024 race in Sangamon County is on the county’s page.
Sangamon County’s 2024 results →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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Auburn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: auburnillinois.us ↗
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Auburn’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Auburn’s government
How much does Auburn spend per resident?
About $403 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Auburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,188 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see auburnillinois.us.
Who runs Auburn’s government?
See auburnillinois.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Auburn yet.
How did Auburn vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Auburn alone. Sangamon County, where 100% of Auburn lies, voted Trump 50.9%, Harris 46.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Auburn?
33 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $67,649 (about $811,788 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Auburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 108 (Wayne Rosenthal). The House district also covers 105 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Auburn’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →