Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0How is Clarendon Hills run?
Clarendon Hills’ village government spent $8.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $965 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clarendon Hills is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $965 per resident a year, or $2.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$879 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Clarendon Hills’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($879 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $884, and the middle half spent $696–$1,158. Clarendon Hills spent less than 51% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clarendon Hills itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clarendon Hills reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $879 · 2024: $965.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clarendon Hills’ 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 Clarendon Hills’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarendon Hills →
Who’s in charge in Clarendon Hills
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clarendon Hills’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on clarendonhills.us ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 150 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 (8,571).
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.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Clarendon Hills’ high school district, shared with Willowbrook, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, Darien and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $33,501 per pupil, $20,272 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.
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 · $25,373 per pupil
Maercker School District 60 · $20,153 per pupil
Westmont Community Unit School District 201 · $33,933 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clarendon Hills’ votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Clarendon Hills alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are DuPage County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.7%251,164 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.9%191,243 votesOthers: 5.4% (25,483 votes).
Most votes in DuPage County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Clarendon Hills lies in DuPage County. Every 2024 race in DuPage County is on the county’s page.
DuPage 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 Clarendon Hills.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clarendonhills.us ↗
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Clarendon Hills compares with the towns next door
Clarendon Hills spent $879 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,267 to $1,440. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Westmont | $1,267 | $6,819 |
| Willowbrook | $1,440 | $5,075 |
| Hinsdale | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Clarendon Hills | $879 | $10,000+ |
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 Clarendon Hills’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clarendon Hills’ government
How much does Clarendon Hills spend per resident?
About $965 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $879 was less than 51% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Clarendon Hills’ government?
See clarendonhills.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarendon Hills yet.
How did Clarendon Hills vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Clarendon Hills alone. DuPage County, where 100% of Clarendon Hills lies, voted Harris 53.7%, Trump 40.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarendon Hills?
57 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $370,526 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarendon Hills in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Suzy Glowiak Hilton) and State House District 45 (Marti Deuter). The House district also covers parts of 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clarendon Hills’ government
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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 →