Photo: Mpen320 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Wood Dale run?
Wood Dale’s city government spent $17.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,305 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wood Dale is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,305 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for Wood Dale yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Wood Dale’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $5,900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.85% 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 Wood Dale’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 Wood Dale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wood Dale →
Who’s in charge in Wood Dale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wood Dale’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wooddale.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 140 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 2024 finance file (13,714).
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.
Fenton Community High School District 100
Wood Dale’s high school district, shared with Bensenville, Addison Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,898 per pupil, $16,011 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.
Wood Dale School District 7 · $24,425 per pupil
DuPage High School District 88 · $25,010 per pupil
Addison School District 4 · $24,765 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Wood Dale’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wood Dale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are DuPage County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.7%251,164 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.9%191,243 votesOthers: 5.4% (25,483 votes).
Most votes in DuPage County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Wood Dale lies in DuPage County. Every 2024 race in DuPage County is on the county’s page.
DuPage 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 Wood Dale.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wooddale.com ↗
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Wood Dale compares with the towns next door
Wood Dale’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,140 to $2,221 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bensenville | $1,140 | $6,283 |
| Itasca | $1,315 | $8,071 |
| Addison | $1,469 | $6,662 |
| Elk Grove Village | $2,221 | $6,728 |
| Wood Dale | estimate | $5,900 |
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 Wood Dale’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Wood Dale’s government
How much does Wood Dale spend per resident?
About $1,305 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Wood Dale?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wooddale.com.
Who runs Wood Dale’s government?
See wooddale.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wood Dale yet.
How did Wood Dale vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wood Dale alone. DuPage County, where 100% of Wood Dale lies, voted Harris 53.7%, Trump 40.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wood Dale?
98 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $724,617 (about $8.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wood Dale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Seth Lewis) and State House District 48 (Jennifer Sanalitro). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wood Dale’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 →