Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCreal Springs spent more per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Creal Springs’ city government spent $364,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $699 per resident. Water and other utilities ($160,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Creal Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$699 per resident in 2022: more than 73% of them
Creal Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($699 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 $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Creal Springs spent more than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($101,000), 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; Creal Springs itself left out).
About $699 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
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No trend yet
Creal Springs reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $968 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.73% 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 Creal Springs’ 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 Creal Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Creal Springs →
Who’s in charge in Creal Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Creal Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on crealsprings.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 65 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 (521).
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.
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Creal Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Pittsburg, Spillertown, Marion. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,659 per pupil, $8,527 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.
Creal Springs’ votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Creal Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Williamson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.2%22,686 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.7%9,890 votesOthers: 2.0% (668 votes).
Most votes in Williamson County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Creal Springs lies in Williamson County. Every 2024 race in Williamson County is on the county’s page.
Williamson 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 Creal Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: crealsprings.net ↗
- 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 Creal Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Creal Springs’ government
How much does Creal Springs spend per resident?
About $699 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 $699 was more than 73% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Creal Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $968 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see crealsprings.net.
Who runs Creal Springs’ government?
See crealsprings.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Creal Springs yet.
How did Creal Springs vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Creal Springs alone. Williamson County, where 100% of Creal Springs lies, voted Trump 68.2%, Harris 29.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Creal Springs?
8 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,964 (about $443,568 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Creal Springs 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 →