Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Cave-In-Rock run?
Cave-In-Rock’s village government spent $185,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $665 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cave-In-Rock didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cave-In-Rock is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $665 per resident a year, or $1.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cave-In-Rock didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cave-In-Rock yet
Every year of Cave-In-Rock’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $343 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Cave-In-Rock’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 Cave-In-Rock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cave-In-Rock →
Who’s in charge in Cave-In-Rock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 278 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (278).
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.
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Cave-In-Rock’s K–12 school district, shared with Elizabethtown, Rosiclare. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,161 per pupil, $8,414 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.
Cave-In-Rock’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cave-In-Rock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hardin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.9%1,546 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.5%357 votesOthers: 1.6% (31 votes).
Most votes in Hardin County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Cave-In-Rock lies in Hardin County. Every 2024 race in Hardin County is on the county’s page.
Hardin 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 Cave-In-Rock.
- 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 Cave-In-Rock’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cave-In-Rock’s government
How much does Cave-In-Rock spend per resident?
About $665 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cave-In-Rock didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $241,000.
What is the property tax rate in Cave-In-Rock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $343 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% 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 Cave-In-Rock’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cave-In-Rock yet.
How did Cave-In-Rock vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cave-In-Rock alone. Hardin County, where 100% of Cave-In-Rock lies, voted Trump 79.9%, Harris 18.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cave-In-Rock?
1 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,664 (about $79,968 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cave-In-Rock 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 (for Cave-In-Rock, 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 →