Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5Cisco spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Cisco’s village government spent $46,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $190 per resident. Water and other utilities ($78,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cisco is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$190 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them
Cisco’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($190 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 $344–$713. Cisco spent less than 94% of 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; Cisco itself left out).
About $190 per resident a year, or $0.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No trend yet
Cisco reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,904 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% 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 Cisco’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 Cisco’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cisco →
Who’s in charge in Cisco
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Monticello Community Unit School District 25
Cisco’s K–12 school district, shared with Monticello, Monticello Township, Sangamon Township, Willow Branch Township, Colfax Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,546 per pupil, $8,772 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.
Cisco’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cisco alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Piatt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.9%6,104 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.5%3,204 votesOthers: 2.6% (250 votes).
Most votes in Piatt County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Cisco lies in Piatt County. Every 2024 race in Piatt County is on the county’s page.
Piatt 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 Cisco.
- 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.
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Questions about Cisco’s government
How much does Cisco spend per resident?
About $190 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 $190 was less than 94% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cisco?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,904 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% 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 Cisco’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cisco yet.
How did Cisco vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cisco alone. Piatt County, where 100% of Cisco lies, voted Trump 63.9%, Harris 33.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cisco?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,240 (about $62,880 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cisco in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Sally Turner) and State House District 88 (Regan Deering). The House district also covers 74 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 →