Green Valley spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Green Valley’s village government spent $266,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $430 per resident. Water and other utilities ($121,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Green Valley is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$397 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Green Valley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($397 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. Green Valley spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($21,000), 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; Green Valley itself left out).
About $430 per resident a year, or $1.18 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Green Valley 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: $397 · 2024: $430.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,074 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.79% 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 Green Valley’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 Green Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Green Valley →
Who’s in charge in Green Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 618 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 2024 finance file (618).
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.
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191
Green Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Forest City, Manito, Topeka, Sand Prairie Township, Forest City Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,707 per pupil, $8,894 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.
Green Valley’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Green Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tazewell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.9%42,451 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.5%24,325 votesOthers: 2.6% (1,788 votes).
Most votes in Tazewell County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Green Valley lies in Tazewell County. Every 2024 race in Tazewell County is on the county’s page.
Tazewell 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 Green Valley.
- 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 Green Valley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Green Valley’s government
How much does Green Valley spend per resident?
About $430 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 $397 was less than 67% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Green Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,074 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.79% 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 Green Valley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Green Valley yet.
How did Green Valley vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Green Valley alone. Tazewell County, where 100% of Green Valley lies, voted Trump 61.9%, Harris 35.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Green Valley?
1 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,672 (about $188,064 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Green Valley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Neil Anderson) and State House District 94 (Norine Hammond). The House district also covers 203 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 →