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Town Hall · Northville Township

In Northville Township, 72% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Northville Township’s town government spent $442,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $63 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$442,000
year to March 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$63
In 2022: $63, less than 75% of 195 similar towns
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 17 part-time · March payroll $25,457
Typical tax bill
$5,521
2.02% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Northville Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$63 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them

Northville Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($63 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 195 Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $88, and the middle half spent $62–$122. Northville Township spent less than 75% of them.

Middle half of the group, $62–$122Median $88Northville Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
195

Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Northville Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $63 per resident a year, or $0.17 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 58%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 81%From the state 19%Interest, fines & other 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $162,000; interest on debt $4,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $617,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

Northville Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,521 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.02% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Fox Township$9,823
Somonauk Township$6,002
Northville Township$5,521
Sandwich Township$5,426
Illinois$5,298
Serena Township$5,054
Adams Township$4,888
Mission Township$4,518
Millington$4,364
$5,521
typical bill a year
2.02%
effective rate
$272,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Northville Township

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

Check Northville Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Northville Township yet.
Who works for Northville Township

One full-time town employee for every 7,071 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 (7,071).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings0 + 12 pt
Roads & transportation1 + 5 pt
1
full-time
17
part-time
$25,457
payroll for March 2022
$305,484
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$80,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Northville Township had 0.1 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 114 of the 195 Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.3: Northville Township had fewer than 66% 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

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430

Northville Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Sandwich Township, Sandwich, Millington, Somonauk Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Northville Township →
$15,265
per pupil · IL $21,567
1,853
students
$7 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,265 per pupil, $9,629 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 59%State 32%Federal 8%

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

Also serving Northville Township

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 · $18,255 per pupil

Serena CUSD 2 · $20,344 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Northville Township voted in 2024

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

President4,201 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican65.0%2,731 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat33.1%1,390 votes

Others: 1.9% (80 votes).

Most votes in Northville Township: Donald J Trump

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

Turnout
72%

of Northville Township’s 5,861 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: Northville Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Northville Township65.0%33.1%1.9%4,201
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 Northville Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Northville 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 Northville Township compares with the towns next door

Northville Township spent $63 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $35 to $248. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Sandwich Township$35$5,426
Somonauk Township$67$6,002
Adams Township$176$4,888
Fox Township$248$9,823
Mission Townshipestimate$4,518
Millingtonestimate$4,364
Serena Townshipestimate$5,054
Northville Township$63$5,521

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 Northville Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Northville Township’s government

How much does Northville Township spend per resident?

About $63 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $63 was less than 75% of 195 Illinois towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Northville Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,521 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.02% 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 Northville Township’s government?

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

How did Northville Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 65.0%, Kamala D Harris 33.1% (4,201 votes, official results). LaSalle County: Trump 58.2%, Harris 39.9%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Northville Township?

1 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,457 (about $305,484 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Northville 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.

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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 →