How is Broadview run?
Broadview’s village government spent $26.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $3,325 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Broadview didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Broadview is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Proviso Township High School District 209
Broadview’s high school district, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,566 per pupil, $8,681 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.
Lindop School District 92 · $32,442 per pupil
Komarek School District 94 · $16,806 per pupil
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 · $21,824 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,325 per resident a year, or $9.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Broadview didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Broadview yet
Every year of Broadview’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 87 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $4,656 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.85% 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 Broadview’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 Broadview’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Broadview →
Who’s in charge in Broadview
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Broadview’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on broadview-il.gov ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 84 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 2024 finance file (7,847).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Broadview’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Broadview alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votesOthers: 3.3% (70,005 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Broadview lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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 Broadview.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: broadview-il.gov ↗
- 2Illinois HouseBroadview is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Broadview compares with the towns next door
Broadview’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $794 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| La Grange Park | $794 | $9,103 |
| Maywood | estimate | $6,590 |
| Westchester | estimate | $6,279 |
| Broadview | estimate | $4,656 |
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 Broadview’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Broadview’s government
How much does Broadview spend per resident?
About $3,325 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Broadview didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $41.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Broadview?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,656 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see broadview-il.gov.
Who runs Broadview’s government?
See broadview-il.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Broadview yet.
How did Broadview vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Broadview alone. Cook County, where 100% of Broadview lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Broadview?
93 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $910,190 (about $10.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Broadview in the state legislature?
Broadview is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 4 (Kimberly Lightford). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Broadview’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 (for Broadview, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →