Photo: Legimet · CC BY-SA 4.0Monee runs its own hospital
Monee’s village government spent $8.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,708 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Monee didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Monee is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,708 per resident a year, or $4.68 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Monee didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Monee yet
Every year of Monee’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 40 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $8,270 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.44% 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 Monee’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 Monee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monee →
Who’s in charge in Monee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 94 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (5,084).
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.
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
Monee’s K–12 school district, shared with Monee Township, University Park, Crete Township, Crete. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,596 per pupil, $11,754 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.
Monee’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Monee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Will County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.1%162,874 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.6%157,672 votesOthers: 3.3% (11,024 votes).
Most votes in Will County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Monee lies in Will County. Every 2024 race in Will County is on the county’s page.
Will 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 Monee.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseMonee is split between 2 districts
- 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 Monee compares with the towns next door
Monee’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| University Park | estimate | $4,904 |
| Monee | estimate | $8,270 |
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 Monee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Monee’s government
How much does Monee spend per resident?
About $1,708 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Monee didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $57.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Monee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,270 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.44% 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 Monee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monee yet.
How did Monee vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Monee alone. Will County, where 100% of Monee lies, voted Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monee?
54 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $423,984 (about $5.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Monee in the state legislature?
Monee is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 40 (Patrick Joyce). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Monee’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 Monee, 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 →