Fitzpatrick House · Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Romeoville run?
Romeoville’s village government spent $66.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,667 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Romeoville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Lockport Township High School District 205
Romeoville’s high school district, shared with Du Page Township, Homer Township, Lockport, Lockport Township, Homer Glen and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,557 per pupil, $11,434 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.
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U · $22,924 per pupil
Plainfield School District 202 · $17,046 per pupil
Richland School District 88A · $18,665 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,667 per resident a year, or $4.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
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No comparison for Romeoville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Romeoville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Romeoville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,465 · 2024: $1,667.
full-time in March 2025, up from 215 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,235 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.43% 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 Romeoville’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 Romeoville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Romeoville →
Who’s in charge in Romeoville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 155 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (40,117).
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.
Romeoville’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Romeoville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Will County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.1%162,874 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.6%157,672 votesOthers: 3.3% (11,024 votes).
Most votes in Will County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Romeoville lies in Will County. Every 2024 race in Will County is on the county’s page.
Will 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 Romeoville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseRomeoville is split between 2 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 Romeoville compares with the towns next door
Romeoville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $584 to $868 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Crest Hill | $584 | $4,663 |
| Woodridge | $811 | $8,186 |
| Lemont | $868 | $8,288 |
| Bolingbrook | estimate | $7,748 |
| Romeoville | estimate | $6,235 |
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 Romeoville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Romeoville’s government
How much does Romeoville spend per resident?
About $1,667 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Romeoville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,235 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.43% 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 Romeoville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Romeoville yet.
How did Romeoville vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Romeoville alone. Will County, where 100% of Romeoville lies, voted Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Romeoville?
258 full-time and 261 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.5M (about $30.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Romeoville in the state legislature?
Romeoville 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.
Ask neighbors about Romeoville’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 →