How is Coffeen run?
Coffeen’s city government spent $314,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $495 per resident. Water and other utilities ($122,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Coffeen is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $495 per resident a year, or $1.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$495 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Coffeen’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($495 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. Coffeen spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($59,000), 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; Coffeen itself left out).
No trend yet
Coffeen reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $971 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.60% 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 Coffeen’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 Coffeen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coffeen →
Who’s in charge in Coffeen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 211 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (634).
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.
Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3
Coffeen’s K–12 school district, shared with Butler, Donnellson, East Fork Township, Irving, Panama and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,125 per pupil, $8,834 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.
Coffeen’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coffeen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.7%9,378 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.9%3,573 votesOthers: 2.3% (311 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Coffeen lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Coffeen.
- 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 Coffeen’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Coffeen’s government
How much does Coffeen spend per resident?
About $495 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 $495 was less than 52% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Coffeen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $971 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Coffeen’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coffeen yet.
How did Coffeen vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Coffeen alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Coffeen lies, voted Trump 70.7%, Harris 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Coffeen?
3 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $27,517 (about $330,204 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Coffeen in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 108 (Wayne Rosenthal). The House district also covers 105 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 →