Photo: Captainandy1310 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Westchester run?
Westchester’s village government spent $22.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,386 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Westchester didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Westchester is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,386 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Westchester didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Westchester yet
Every year of Westchester’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $6,279 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.92% 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 Westchester’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 Westchester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Westchester →
Who’s in charge in Westchester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Westchester’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on westchester-il.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 169 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (16,262).
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.
Proviso Township High School District 209
Westchester’s high school district, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,566 per pupil, $8,681 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.
Westchester School District 92-5 · $16,824 per pupil
Hillside School District 93 · $24,501 per pupil
LaGrange School District 102 · $20,653 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Westchester’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Westchester alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votesOthers: 3.3% (70,005 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Westchester lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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 Westchester.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: westchester-il.org ↗
- 2Illinois HouseWestchester is split between 2 districts
- 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 Westchester compares with the towns next door
Westchester’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,515 to $2,701 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Westchester’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Westchester’s government
How much does Westchester spend per resident?
About $1,386 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Westchester didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $43.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Westchester?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,279 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westchester-il.org.
Who runs Westchester’s government?
See westchester-il.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Westchester yet.
How did Westchester vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Westchester alone. Cook County, where 100% of Westchester lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Westchester?
96 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $615,869 (about $7.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Westchester in the state legislature?
Westchester is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 4 (Kimberly Lightford). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Westchester’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 (for Westchester, 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 →