How is Buncombe run?
Buncombe’s village government spent $84,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $418 per resident.
What stands out about how Buncombe is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $418 per resident a year, or $1.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$418 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Buncombe’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($418 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $503, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Buncombe spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($18,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Buncombe itself left out).
No trend yet
Buncombe reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $678 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% 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 Buncombe’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Buncombe’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buncombe →
Who’s in charge in Buncombe
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Vienna High School District 133
Buncombe’s high school district, shared with Belknap, Cypress, New Burnside, Simpson, Stonefort and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,744 per pupil, $12,167 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.
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 · $20,845 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Buncombe’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Buncombe alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Johnson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%4,798 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.3%1,241 votesOthers: 1.0% (64 votes).
Most votes in Johnson County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Buncombe lies in Johnson County. Every 2024 race in Johnson County is on the county’s page.
Johnson 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 Buncombe.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Buncombe’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Buncombe’s government
How much does Buncombe spend per resident?
About $418 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $418 was less than 63% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Buncombe?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $678 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Buncombe’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buncombe yet.
How did Buncombe vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Buncombe alone. Johnson County, where 100% of Buncombe lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 20.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buncombe?
0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,768 (about $57,216 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Buncombe in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 117 (Patrick Windhorst). The House district also covers 82 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →