Henry I. Paddock House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Winthrop Harbor run?
Winthrop Harbor’s village government spent $5.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $874 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winthrop Harbor didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Winthrop Harbor is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Winthrop Harbor’s high school district, shared with Benton Township, Zion, Zion Township, Beach Park, Wadsworth and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,286 per pupil, $11,092 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.
Winthrop Harbor School District 1 · $18,592 per pupil
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 · $20,690 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $874 per resident a year, or $2.39 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winthrop Harbor 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 Winthrop Harbor yet
Every year of Winthrop Harbor’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 $7,419 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.96% 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 Winthrop Harbor’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 Winthrop Harbor’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winthrop Harbor →
Who’s in charge in Winthrop Harbor
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 178 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (6,568).
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.
Winthrop Harbor’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Winthrop Harbor alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lake County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.6%184,642 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.2%120,402 votesOthers: 3.2% (10,104 votes).
Most votes in Lake County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Winthrop Harbor lies in Lake County. Every 2024 race in Lake County is on the county’s page.
Lake 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 Winthrop Harbor.
- 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 Winthrop Harbor compares with the towns next door
Winthrop Harbor’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 $30 to $73 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | $30 | $6,914 |
| Zion Township | $73 | $6,120 |
| Zion | estimate | $6,120 |
| Winthrop Harbor | estimate | $7,419 |
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 Winthrop Harbor’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Winthrop Harbor’s government
How much does Winthrop Harbor spend per resident?
About $874 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Winthrop Harbor didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Winthrop Harbor?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,419 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.96% 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 Winthrop Harbor’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winthrop Harbor yet.
How did Winthrop Harbor vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Winthrop Harbor alone. Lake County, where 100% of Winthrop Harbor lies, voted Harris 58.6%, Trump 38.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winthrop Harbor?
37 full-time and 79 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $389,402 (about $4.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winthrop Harbor in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Mary Edly-Allen) and State House District 61 (Joyce Mason). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winthrop Harbor’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 Winthrop Harbor, 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 →