Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Metropolis run?
Metropolis’ city government spent $11.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,902 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Metropolis is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,902 per resident a year, or $5.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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No comparison or trend for Metropolis yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Metropolis’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,353 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.57% 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 Metropolis’ 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 Metropolis’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Metropolis →
Who’s in charge in Metropolis
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Metropolis’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmetropolis.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 101 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,879).
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.
Massac Unit School District 1
Metropolis’ K–12 school district, shared with Brookport. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,013 per pupil, $10,572 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.
Metropolis’ votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Metropolis alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Massac County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.7%4,939 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.1%1,683 votesOthers: 1.2% (81 votes).
Most votes in Massac County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Metropolis lies in Massac County. Every 2024 race in Massac County is on the county’s page.
Massac 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 Metropolis.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmetropolis.com ↗
- 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 Metropolis’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Metropolis’ government
How much does Metropolis spend per resident?
About $1,902 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Metropolis?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,353 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmetropolis.com.
Who runs Metropolis’ government?
See cityofmetropolis.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Metropolis yet.
How did Metropolis vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Metropolis alone. Massac County, where 100% of Metropolis lies, voted Trump 73.7%, Harris 25.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Metropolis?
58 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $330,398 (about $4.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Metropolis 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.
Ask neighbors about Metropolis’ 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 →