Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Paris run?
Paris’ city government spent $9.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $1,117 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Paris is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,117 per resident a year, or $3.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,019 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Paris’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,019 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $696–$1,158. Paris spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 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 →
Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Paris itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Paris reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,019 · 2023: $1,117.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,366 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% 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 Paris’ 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 Paris’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Paris →
Who’s in charge in Paris
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Paris’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on parisillinois.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 133 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,140).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Paris-Union School District 95
Paris’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,891 per pupil, $7,664 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.
Paris Community Unit School District 4 · $10,056 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Paris’ votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Paris alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Edgar County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%5,955 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.9%1,816 votesOthers: 2.1% (163 votes).
Most votes in Edgar County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Paris lies in Edgar County. Every 2024 race in Edgar County is on the county’s page.
Edgar 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 Paris.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: parisillinois.org ↗
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 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 Paris compares with the towns next door
Paris spent $1,019 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | $57 | $1,446 |
| Paris | $1,019 | $1,366 |
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 Paris’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Paris’ government
How much does Paris spend per resident?
About $1,117 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,019 was more than 63% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Paris?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,366 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see parisillinois.org.
Who runs Paris’ government?
See parisillinois.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Paris yet.
How did Paris vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Paris alone. Edgar County, where 100% of Paris lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 22.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Paris?
61 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $338,323 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Paris in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Chapin Rose) and State House District 102 (Adam Niemerg). The House district also covers 138 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Paris’ 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 →