How is Stanford run?
Stanford’s village government spent $368,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $614 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Stanford didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Stanford is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $614 per resident a year, or $1.68 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Stanford 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 Stanford yet
Every year of Stanford’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 $2,824 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.45% 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 Stanford’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 Stanford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stanford →
Who’s in charge in Stanford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 599 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 (599).
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.
Olympia Community Unit School District 16
Stanford’s K–12 school district, shared with Allin Township, Armington, Atlanta, Danvers Township, Danvers and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,450 per pupil, $8,684 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.
Stanford’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Stanford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McLean County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.9%44,495 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.1%40,290 votesOthers: 3.1% (2,684 votes).
Most votes in McLean County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Stanford lies in McLean County. Every 2024 race in McLean County is on the county’s page.
McLean 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 Stanford.
- 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 Stanford’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Stanford’s government
How much does Stanford spend per resident?
About $614 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Stanford didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Stanford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,824 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.45% 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 Stanford’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stanford yet.
How did Stanford vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Stanford alone. McLean County, where 100% of Stanford lies, voted Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Stanford?
1 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,300 (about $123,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Stanford in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Sally Turner) and State House District 87 (Bill Hauter). The House district also covers 92 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 (for Stanford, 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 →