Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Taylorville run?
Taylorville’s city government spent $10.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,031 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($2.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Taylorville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,031 per resident a year, or $2.82 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,031 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Taylorville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,031 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 $794–$1,485. Taylorville spent less than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($666,000), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Taylorville itself left out).
No trend yet
Taylorville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,744 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% 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 Taylorville’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 Taylorville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Taylorville →
Who’s in charge in Taylorville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Taylorville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on taylorville.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 108 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 (10,280).
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.
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Taylorville’s K–12 school district, shared with Johnson Township, Mount Auburn, Owaneco, Stonington, May Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,364 per pupil, $8,731 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.
Taylorville’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Taylorville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Christian County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%11,278 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.8%4,026 votesOthers: 2.0% (307 votes).
Most votes in Christian County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Taylorville lies in Christian County. Every 2024 race in Christian County is on the county’s page.
Christian 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 Taylorville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: taylorville.net ↗
- 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 Taylorville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Taylorville’s government
How much does Taylorville spend per resident?
About $1,031 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 $1,031 was less than 55% of 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Taylorville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,744 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see taylorville.net.
Who runs Taylorville’s government?
See taylorville.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Taylorville yet.
How did Taylorville vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Taylorville alone. Christian County, where 100% of Taylorville lies, voted Trump 72.2%, Harris 25.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Taylorville?
95 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $447,638 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Taylorville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 107 (Brad Halbrook). The House district also covers 96 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Taylorville’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 →