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Illinois Property & Real Estate Taxes

$3,507.00

Median Property Tax In Illinois

1.73%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value

5.11%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Income
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$202,200.00

Median Home Value In Illinois

$68,578.00

Median Income In Illinois

The median property tax in Illinois is $3,507.00 per year, based on a median home value of $202,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.73%. You can look up your recent appraisal by filling out the form below.

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Illinois' Median Property Tax Is Higher Than Average

7th out of 50

By median yearly property tax

6th out of 50

By percentage of median home value

5th out of 50

By percentage of median income

Illinois collects relatively high property taxes, and is among the ten highest states ranked by property tax collections. Remember that high real estate may be offset by lower state sales or income taxes. Higher property taxes in dollars may also be the result of higher property values than other states.

Illinois Property Taxes By County

While this page shows statewide Illinois property tax statistics, more precise property tax statistics can be found at county level. Illinois has a total of one hundred two counties, and each county has a unique process for assessing and calculating property tax.

If you would like to estimate the property tax on a home like yours in Illinois, enter your most recent property valuation in the property tax estimator below. Results are based on median taxes in all counties, and will open in a new page.

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All of the counties in Illinois are listed in the table below, sorted by median property tax from highest to lowest, left to right. Choose your county from the list below for more information about your local property tax. To compare property taxes in different counties, try out our interactive property tax map of Illinois.

Counties in Illinois
Lake County DuPage County Kendall County McHenry County
Kane County Will County DeKalb County Cook County
Grundy County Boone County Monroe County McLean County
Winnebago County Champaign County Ogle County Woodford County
Kankakee County LaSalle County Peoria County Stephenson County
Tazewell County St. Clair County Livingston County Rock Island County
Lee County Sangamon County Clinton County Madison County
Jo Daviess County Menard County Henry County Putnam County
Iroquois County Marshall County Whiteside County Piatt County
Mercer County Carroll County Bureau County Macon County
Ford County Logan County Washington County Douglas County
Coles County Moultrie County Jersey County Morgan County
Bond County Jackson County Effingham County McDonough County
Stark County Adams County Mason County De Witt County
Knox County Cass County Warren County Macoupin County
Calhoun County Fulton County Schuyler County Shelby County
Hancock County Clark County Vermilion County Montgomery County
Christian County Cumberland County Jefferson County Scott County
Henderson County Williamson County Brown County Randolph County
Marion County Richland County Perry County Wabash County
Massac County Pope County Edgar County Pike County
Union County Fayette County Johnson County Greene County
Jasper County Crawford County Clay County Saline County
Lawrence County Edwards County Franklin County White County
Wayne County Alexander County Hamilton County Gallatin County
Pulaski County Hardin County  

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

United States Census Property Tax Data
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010
The Tax Foundation Property Tax Data
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012
illinois Property Tax Data
Illinois Department of Revenue
Tax Statistics & References