Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFlora spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Flora’s city government spent $5.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,191 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Flora is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,885 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Flora’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,885 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 $880, and the middle half spent $696–$1,154. Flora spent more than 95% 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; Flora itself left out).
About $1,191 per resident a year, or $3.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 38% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flora 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: $1,885 · 2024: $1,191.
full-time in March 2025, up from 55 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,094 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.42% 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 Flora’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.
Tax bills are one input to Flora’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flora →
Who’s in charge in Flora
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Flora’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on florail.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 81 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,719).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Flora’s K–12 school district, shared with Garden Hill Township, Songer Township, Xenia Township, Xenia, Harter Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,933 per pupil, $6,445 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.
Flora’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flora alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%5,610 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.5%1,054 votesOthers: 1.7% (117 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Flora lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Flora.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: florail.us ↗
- 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 Flora’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Flora’s government
How much does Flora spend per resident?
About $1,191 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 $1,885 was more than 95% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Flora?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,094 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see florail.us.
Who runs Flora’s government?
See florail.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flora yet.
How did Flora vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flora alone. Clay County, where 100% of Flora lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 15.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Flora?
58 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $399,854 (about $4.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Flora in the state legislature?
State Senate District 55 (Jason Plummer) and State House District 110 (Blaine Wilhour). The House district also covers 118 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Flora’s 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 →