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Prospect Heights spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities

Prospect Heights’ city government spent $9.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $592 per resident. Water and other utilities ($509,000) are counted separately.

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6:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$9.3M
year to April 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$592
In 2022: $592, less than 88% of 97 similar cities
Long-term debt
$8.1M
end of FY2022, reported
City staff, 2022
44
full-time · 13 part-time · March payroll $313,380
Typical tax bill
$7,289
2.10% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Prospect Heights is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $592 per resident, less than 88% of 97 similar cities.A shared school districtShares Township High School District 214 with 6+ other towns.Split between districts2 State House and 3 U.S. House districts cover Prospect Heights; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

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

  • Nov9
    City CouncilMonday · 6:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov11
    TIF Joint Review BoardWednesday · 2:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RoadJoint Review Board - Prospect Pointe/Muir ParkMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov12
    Natural Resources CommissionThursday · 7:00 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdNatural Resources Commission Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov18
    Fire & Police CommissionWednesday · 4:00 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdFire & Police Commission Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov18
    Planning & Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday · 7:00 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RoadPlanning & Zoning Board of Appeals Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
  • Nov23
    City CouncilMonday · 6:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar

Recent meetings

  • Oct28
    Planning & Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday · 7:00 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RoadPlanning & Zoning Board of Appeals Regular MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct28
    Fire & Police CommissionWednesday · 4:00 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdFire & Police Commission Regular MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct26
    City CouncilMonday · 6:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdCity Council Regular MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct13
    Police Pension BoardTuesday · 9:00 am · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdPolice Pension Board Regular MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct12
    City CouncilMonday · 6:30 pm · Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst RdCity Council Regular Meeting - Notice of CancellationAgenda ↗Meeting 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 2022 budget

About $592 per resident a year, or $1.62 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 55%.

Where the money comes from
From the state 29%Sales taxes 20%Fees & charges 14%Property taxes 12%From the federal government 10%Utility sales 5%Other taxes & licenses 5%Interest, fines & other 5%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.2 million; interest on debt $346,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $11.4 million.
Compared with similar places

$592 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them

Prospect Heights’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($592 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $796–$1,485. Prospect Heights spent less than 88% of them.

Middle half of the group, $796–$1,485Median $1,105Prospect Heights

Includes sewer and trash ($701,000), 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
97

Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Prospect Heights itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Prospect Heights reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $7,289 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.10% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Glenview$10,000+
Arlington Heights$8,759
Mount Prospect$8,425
Prospect Heights$7,289
Wheeling$6,029
Illinois$5,298
$7,289
typical bill a year
2.10%
effective rate
$346,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Prospect Heights

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

See prospect-heights.il.us for Prospect Heights’ current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Prospect Heights yet.prospect-heights.il.us ↗
Who works for Prospect Heights

One full-time city employee for every 357 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 (15,702).

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

Police25 + 11 pt
Administration & buildings14 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation2
Sewer & trash1
Water & other utilities1
Other1
44
full-time
13
part-time
$313,380
payroll for March 2022
$3.8M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$80,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
22
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Prospect Heights had 2.8 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 77 of the 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 5.6: Prospect Heights had fewer than 88% 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

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

Schools in Prospect Heights →
$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 Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights School District 23 · $21,494 per pupil

Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 · $23,618 per pupil

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

Prospect Heights’ votes are counted by county

Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Prospect Heights.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: prospect-heights.il.us ↗
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseProspect Heights is split between 2 districts
    Mary Beth CantyTracy Katz Muhl
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
    Mark WalkerJulie Morrison
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    J. B. Pritzker
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
    Janice D. SchakowskyBradley Scott SchneiderMike Quigley
  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 Prospect Heights compares with the towns next door

Prospect Heights spent $592 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,062 to $2,224. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Arlington Heights: $1,062 per resident (2022)Wheeling: $1,121 per resident (2022)Mount Prospect: $1,420 per resident (2022)Glenview: $2,224 per resident (2022)Arlington HeightsWheelingMount ProspectGlenviewProspect Heights
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Arlington Heights$1,062$8,759
Wheeling$1,121$6,029
Mount Prospect$1,420$8,425
Glenview$2,224$10,000+
Prospect Heights$592$7,289

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 Prospect Heights’ government

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

The Handbook →
Official websiteprospect-heights.il.us ↗

Questions about Prospect Heights’ government

How much does Prospect Heights spend per resident?

About $592 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $592 was less than 88% of 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Prospect Heights?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,289 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.10% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see prospect-heights.il.us.

Who runs Prospect Heights’ government?

See prospect-heights.il.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prospect Heights yet.

How did Prospect Heights vote in 2024?

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

How many people work for Prospect Heights?

44 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $313,380 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Prospect Heights in the state legislature?

Prospect Heights is split among 2 State House districts and 2 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 Prospect Heights?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Monday, November 9, at 6:30 pm in Prospect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd, from the city’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 →