Photo: Jack Ryan Morris · Public domainHow is Orland Park run?
Orland Park’s village government spent $68.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,185 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($23.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Orland Park is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,185 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
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No comparison or trend for Orland Park yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Orland Park’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 305 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $7,524 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.05% 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 Orland Park’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 Orland Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orland Park →
Who’s in charge in Orland Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 158 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (57,850).
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.
Consolidated High School District 230
Orland Park’s high school district, shared with Orland Hills, Orland Township, Palos Hills, Palos Township, Hickory Hills and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,716 per pupil, $15,096 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.
Orland School District 135 · $19,416 per pupil
Community Consolidated School District 146 · $22,783 per pupil
Kirby School District 140 · $19,354 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Orland Park’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Orland Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votesOthers: 3.3% (70,005 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
99% of Orland Park lies in Cook County; the rest in Will County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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
Orland Park sends 5 representatives to the Illinois House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseOrland Park is split between 5 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Orland Park compares with the towns next door
Orland Park’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $35 to $1,095 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Orland Township | $35 | $7,350 |
| Homer Township | $85 | $9,045 |
| Homer Glen | $448 | $9,017 |
| Orland Hills | $931 | $6,079 |
| Tinley Park | $954 | $7,455 |
| Oak Forest | $997 | $6,589 |
| Palos Park | $1,095 | $9,152 |
| Frankfort Township | estimate | $9,178 |
| Orland Park | estimate | $7,524 |
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 Orland Park’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Orland Park’s government
How much does Orland Park spend per resident?
About $1,185 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Orland Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,524 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.05% 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 Orland Park’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orland Park yet.
How did Orland Park vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Orland Park alone. Cook County, where 99% of Orland Park lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Orland Park?
367 full-time and 308 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.7M (about $43.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orland Park in the state legislature?
Orland Park is split among 5 State House districts and 4 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Orland Park’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →