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Town Hall · Mission Township

How is Mission Township run?

Mission Township’s town government spent $481,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $113 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mission Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$481,000
year to March 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$113
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$34,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 10 part-time · March payroll $13,358 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$4,518
1.98% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Mission Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Newark Community High School District 18

Mission Township’s high school district, shared with Big Grove Township, Fox Township, Kendall Township, Lisbon, Millbrook and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mission Township →
$21,517
per pupil · IL $21,567
178
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $21,517 per pupil, $10,399 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 80%State 15%Federal 4%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Mission Township

Serena CUSD 2 · $20,344 per pupil

Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 · $12,112 per pupil

Miller Township Community Consolidated School District · $13,558 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $113 per resident a year, or $0.31 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 65%From the state 25%Interest, fines & other 10%From other local governments <1%

Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Mission Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.

An estimate

Mission Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Interest on debt $2,000. With these, the whole budget was $483,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mission Township yet

Every year of Mission Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,518 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.98% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fox Township$9,823
Big Grove Township$5,644
Northville Township$5,521
Illinois$5,298
Serena Township$5,054
Mission Township$4,518
Millington$4,364
Miller Township$4,138
Sheridan$3,967
$4,518
typical bill a year
1.98%
effective rate
$227,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mission Township’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 Mission Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mission Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mission Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Mission Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mission Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Mission Township voted in 2024

Official results for Mission Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President1,307 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican70.9%927 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat27.5%360 votes

Others: 1.5% (20 votes).

Most votes in Mission Township: Donald J Trump

LaSalle County: Trump 58.2%, Harris 39.9% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
36%

of Mission Township’s 3,630 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Illinois’s 14th District333,409 votes
Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat55.0%
James T "jim" MarterRepublican44.8%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Lauren Underwood

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Mission Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Mission Township70.9%27.5%1.5%1,307
LaSalle County58.2%39.9%1.9%52,764
Illinois43.5%54.4%2.2%5,633,310
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Mission Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mission Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Mission Township compares with the towns next door

Mission Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $63 to $538 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Northville Township$63$5,521
Big Grove Township$155$5,644
Fox Township$248$9,823
Sheridan$263$3,967
Miller Township$538$4,138
Serena Townshipestimate$5,054
Millingtonestimate$4,364
Mission Townshipestimate$4,518

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 Mission Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mission Township’s government

How much does Mission Township spend per resident?

About $113 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mission Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $483,000.

What is the property tax rate in Mission Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,518 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Mission Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mission Township yet.

How did Mission Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 70.9%, Kamala D Harris 27.5% (1,307 votes, official results). LaSalle County: Trump 58.2%, Harris 39.9%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Mission Township?

0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,358 (about $160,296 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Mission Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 38 (Sue Rezin) and State House District 75 (Jed Davis). The House district also covers 38 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Mission Township’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 (for Mission Township, 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 →