Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lake Bluff run?
Lake Bluff’s village government spent $11.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,150 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lake Bluff didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lake Bluff is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
Lake Bluff’s high school district, shared with Shields Township, Lake Forest, North Chicago, West Deerfield Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $43,306 per pupil, $26,226 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.
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 · $26,375 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,150 per resident a year, or $5.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lake Bluff didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lake Bluff yet
Every year of Lake Bluff’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →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 Lake Bluff’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 Lake Bluff’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake Bluff →
Who’s in charge in Lake Bluff
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lake Bluff’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on lakebluff.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 178 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 (5,524).
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.
Lake Bluff’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lake Bluff alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lake County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.6%184,642 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.2%120,402 votesOthers: 3.2% (10,104 votes).
Most votes in Lake County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Lake Bluff lies in Lake County. Every 2024 race in Lake County is on the county’s page.
Lake 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 Lake Bluff.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lakebluff.org ↗
- 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.
How Lake Bluff compares with the towns next door
Lake Bluff’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $36 to $2,627 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Shields Township | $36 | $10,000+ |
| Libertyville Township | $61 | $10,000+ |
| Lake Forest | $2,627 | $10,000+ |
| North Chicago | estimate | $3,969 |
| Lake Bluff | estimate | $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 Lake Bluff’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Bluff’s government
How much does Lake Bluff spend per resident?
About $2,150 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lake Bluff didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17.2 million.
Who runs Lake Bluff’s government?
See lakebluff.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Bluff yet.
How did Lake Bluff vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lake Bluff alone. Lake County, where 100% of Lake Bluff lies, voted Harris 58.6%, Trump 38.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake Bluff?
31 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $290,790 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lake Bluff in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Julie Morrison) and State House District 58 (Bob Morgan). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lake Bluff’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Lake Bluff, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →