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Town Hall · Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities

Mount Prospect’s village government spent $82.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,506 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14.8 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Board of Fire and Police Commissioners

1:00 pm · Fire Headquarters | Station 13, 911 E. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$82.6M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,506
In 2022: $1,420, more than 67% of 66 similar cities
Long-term debt
$241.8M
end of 2024, reported
Village staff, 2025
387
full-time · 106 part-time · March payroll $3.7M · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$8,425
2.12% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Mount Prospect is run

Read from the village’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $1,420 per resident, more than 67% of 66 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Township High School District 214 with 6+ other towns.Split between districts4 State House and 4 U.S. House districts cover Mount Prospect; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Mount Prospect’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct27
    Police Pension BoardTuesday · 2:00 pm · 50 S. Emerson St., Executive Conference Room, Mount Prospect, Il 60056Police Pension Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    Firefighters' Pension BoardTuesday · 9:00 am · Fire Headquarters / Station 13 111 E. Rand Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056Firefighters' Pension Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct22
    Planning and Zoning CommissionThursday · 7:00 pm · 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct22
    Finance CommissionThursday · 7:00 pm · 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct22
    Finance CommissionThursday · 6:00 pm · Police Headquarters - Community Room, 911 E. Kensington Rd.Canceled - Finance CommissionMeeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,506 per resident a year, or $4.13 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 39%Property taxes 25%Utility sales 14%Sales taxes 7%Fees & charges 6%Interest, fines & other 5%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $21.9 million; interest on debt $9.7 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $129 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,420 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them

Mount Prospect’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,420 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 66 Illinois cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,261, and the middle half spent $1,005–$1,548. Mount Prospect spent more than 67% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,005–$1,548Median $1,261Mount Prospect

Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
66

Illinois cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Prospect itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mount Prospect reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$75.7 million
2023$76.8 million
2024$82.6 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,420 · 2023: $1,383 · 2024: $1,506.

Village staff
387

full-time in March 2025, up from 375 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $8,425 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.12% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Arlington Heights$8,759
Mount Prospect$8,425
Prospect Heights$7,289
Des Plaines$6,344
Illinois$5,298
$8,425
typical bill a year
2.12%
effective rate
$397,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mount Prospect

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

See mountprospect.org for Mount Prospect’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mount Prospect yet.mountprospect.org ↗
Who works for Mount Prospect

One full-time village employee for every 142 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (54,843).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police112 + 3 pt
Parks & libraries69 + 70 pt
Fire88 + 12 pt
Administration & buildings24 + 14 pt
Health & welfare25
Roads & transportation14 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities10
Housing & development4 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash4
Other37 + 4 pt
387
full-time
106
part-time
$3.7M
payroll for March 2025
$44.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$110,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
87
sworn police officers
81
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Mount Prospect had 7.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 52 of the 66 Illinois cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 5.9: Mount Prospect had more than 67% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Township High School District 214

Mount Prospect’s high school district, shared with Wheeling, Wheeling Township, Elk Grove Township, Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mount Prospect →
$27,472
per pupil · IL $21,567
12,114
students
$20.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $27,472 per pupil, $15,756 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 73%State 24%Federal 3%

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

Also serving Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect School District 57 · $18,803 per pupil

Community Consolidated School District 59 · $25,082 per pupil

River Trails School District 26 · $22,162 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Mount Prospect’s votes are counted by county

Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Prospect alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.

President · Cook County’s results2,101,678 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votes

Others: 3.3% (70,005 votes).

Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris

Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

The county’s page

100% of Mount Prospect lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.

Cook County’s 2024 results →
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 Mount Prospect

From town hall to Washington

Mount Prospect sends 4 representatives to the Illinois House alone.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: mountprospect.org ↗
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseMount Prospect is split between 4 districts
    Nicolle GrasseTracy Katz MuhlMary Beth CantyMichelle Mussman
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
    Mark WalkerJulie MorrisonLaura Murphy
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    J. B. Pritzker
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Mike QuigleyJanice D. SchakowskyRaja KrishnamoorthiDelia C. Ramirez
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
    Richard J. DurbinTammy Duckworth
Find your state legislators by address ↗Find your House district by ZIP code ↗

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

Next door

How Mount Prospect compares with the towns next door

Mount Prospect spent $1,420 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $592 to $1,550. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Arlington Heights: $1,062 per resident (2022)Des Plaines: $1,550 per resident (2022)Prospect Heights: $592 per resident (2022)Arlington HeightsDes PlainesProspect HeightsMount Prospect
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Prospect Heights$592$7,289
Arlington Heights$1,062$8,759
Des Plaines$1,550$6,344
Mount Prospect$1,420$8,425

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 Mount Prospect’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitemountprospect.org ↗

Questions about Mount Prospect’s government

How much does Mount Prospect spend per resident?

About $1,506 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,420 was more than 67% of 66 Illinois cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Mount Prospect?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,425 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mountprospect.org.

Who runs Mount Prospect’s government?

See mountprospect.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Prospect yet.

How did Mount Prospect vote in 2024?

Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Prospect alone. Cook County, where 100% of Mount Prospect lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Mount Prospect?

387 full-time and 106 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.7M (about $44.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Mount Prospect in the state legislature?

Mount Prospect is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Mount Prospect?

The next posted meeting is Board of Fire and Police Commissioners on Monday, November 2, at 1:00 pm in Fire Headquarters | Station 13, 911 E. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, from the village’s own agenda portal.

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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 →