Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Southern View run?
Southern View’s village government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $845 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Southern View didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Southern View is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Springfield School District 186
Southern View’s K–12 school district, shared with Grandview, Jerome, Leland Grove, Springfield Township, Springfield and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,521 per pupil, $13,198 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.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 · $11,190 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $845 per resident a year, or $2.32 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Southern View didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Southern View yet
Every year of Southern View’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,119 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.01% 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 Southern View’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 Southern View’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Southern View →
Who’s in charge in Southern View
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 195 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 (1,557).
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.
Southern View’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Southern View alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sangamon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.9%50,979 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.0%46,074 votesOthers: 3.0% (3,046 votes).
Most votes in Sangamon County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Southern View lies in Sangamon County. Every 2024 race in Sangamon County is on the county’s page.
Sangamon 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 Southern View.
- 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.
How Southern View compares with the towns next door
Southern View’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $11 to $103 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Township | $11 | $3,387 |
| Woodside Township | $103 | $2,619 |
| Southern View | estimate | $2,119 |
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 Southern View’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Southern View’s government
How much does Southern View spend per resident?
About $845 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Southern View didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Southern View?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,119 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.01% 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 Southern View’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Southern View yet.
How did Southern View vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Southern View alone. Sangamon County, where 100% of Southern View lies, voted Trump 50.9%, Harris 46.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Southern View?
8 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $46,996 (about $563,952 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Southern View in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Doris Turner) and State House District 95 (Mike Coffey). The House district also covers 30 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Southern View’s government
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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 (for Southern View, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →