Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0Ramsey spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Ramsey’s village government spent $804,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $848 per resident. Water and other utilities ($257,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ramsey is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$638 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Ramsey’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($638 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Ramsey spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($97,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ramsey itself left out).
About $848 per resident a year, or $2.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 25%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Ramsey 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: $638 · 2023: $848. Per resident it went from $638 to $848 (up 33%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,003 to 948.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,098 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.67% 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 Ramsey’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Ramsey’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ramsey →
Who’s in charge in Ramsey
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 105 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 (948).
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.
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Ramsey’s K–12 school district, shared with Bingham, South Hurricane Township, Hurricane Township, Ramsey Township, Carson Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,730 per pupil, $9,496 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ramsey’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ramsey alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.5%7,847 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%1,632 votesOthers: 1.5% (147 votes).
Most votes in Fayette County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Ramsey lies in Fayette County. Every 2024 race in Fayette County is on the county’s page.
Fayette 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 Ramsey.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Ramsey’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ramsey’s government
How much does Ramsey spend per resident?
About $848 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 $638 was more than 66% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ramsey?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,098 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.67% 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 Ramsey’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ramsey yet.
How did Ramsey vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Ramsey alone. Fayette County, where 100% of Ramsey lies, voted Trump 81.5%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ramsey?
9 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,295 (about $279,540 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ramsey in the state legislature?
State Senate District 55 (Jason Plummer) and State House District 110 (Blaine Wilhour). The House district also covers 118 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 →