Illinois Property Taxes 2024 [Go To Different State]

Illinois Property Taxes [Go To Different State]

$3,507.00

Avg. 1.73% of home value

Tax amount varies by county

The median property tax in Illinois is $3,507.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $202,200.00. Counties in Illinois collect an average of 1.73% of a property's assesed fair market value as property tax per year.

Illinois has one of the highest average property tax rates in the country, with only six states levying higher property taxes.

Illinois's median income is $68,578 per year, so the median yearly property tax paid by Illinois residents amounts to approximately % of their yearly income. Illinois is ranked 5th of the 50 states for property taxes as a percentage of median income.

The exact property tax levied depends on the county in Illinois the property is located in. Lake County collects the highest property tax in Illinois, levying an average of $6,285.00 (2.19% of median home value) yearly in property taxes, while Hardin County has the lowest property tax in the state, collecting an average tax of $447.00 (0.71% of median home value) per year.

For more localized property tax rates, find your county on the property tax map of Illinois to the left or in the county list below. Jump to county list ►

Illinois Property Tax Rates

Property taxes are collected on a county level, and each county in Illinois has its own method of assessing and collecting taxes. As a result, it's not possible to provide a single property tax rate that applies uniformly to all properties in Illinois.

Instead, Tax-Rates.org provides property tax statistics based on the taxes owed on millions of properties across Illinois. These statistics allow you to easily compare relative property taxes across different areas, and see how your property taxes compare to taxes on similar houses in Illinois.

The statistics provided here are state-wide. For more localized statistics, you can find your county in the Illinois property tax map or county list found on this page.

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Illinois Property Tax Calculator

While the exact property tax rate you will pay will vary by county and is set by the local property tax assessor, you can use the free Illinois Property Tax Estimator Tool to calculate your approximate yearly property tax based on median property tax rates across Illinois.

If you would like to get a more accurate property tax estimation, choose the county your property is located in from the list on the left. Property tax averages from this county will then be used to determine your estimated property tax.

Keep in mind that assessments are done on a property-by-property basis, and our calculators cannot take into account any specific features of your property that could result in property taxes that deviate from the average in your area.

Your county's property tax assessor will send you a bill detailing the exact amount of property tax you owe every year.

Illinois Property Taxes By County

You can choose any county from our list of Illinois counties for detailed information on that county's property tax, and the contact information for the county tax assessor's office. Alternatively, you can find your county on the Illinois property tax map found at the top of this page. Hint: Press Ctrl+F to search for your county's name

Median Property Taxes In Illinois By County

Adams County $1,580 Tax Assessor	Alexander County $709 Tax Assessor	Bond County $1,665 Tax Assessor	Boone County $3,453 Tax Assessor	Brown County $1,209 Tax Assessor
Bureau County $1,931 Tax Assessor	Calhoun County $1,408 Tax Assessor	Carroll County $1,955 Tax Assessor	Cass County $1,480 Tax Assessor	Champaign County $2,905 Tax Assessor
Christian County $1,307 Tax Assessor	Clark County $1,328 Tax Assessor	Clay County $923 Tax Assessor	Clinton County $2,162 Tax Assessor	Coles County $1,756 Tax Assessor
Cook County $3,681 Tax Assessor	Crawford County $927 Tax Assessor	Cumberland County $1,285 Tax Assessor	De Witt County $1,495 Tax Assessor	DeKalb County $4,267 Tax Assessor
Douglas County $1,774 Tax Assessor	DuPage County $5,417 Tax Assessor	Edgar County $1,122 Tax Assessor	Edwards County $844 Tax Assessor	Effingham County $1,640 Tax Assessor
Fayette County $1,084 Tax Assessor	Ford County $1,806 Tax Assessor	Franklin County $796 Tax Assessor	Fulton County $1,406 Tax Assessor	Gallatin County $553 Tax Assessor
Greene County $1,070 Tax Assessor	Grundy County $3,666 Tax Assessor	Hamilton County $687 Tax Assessor	Hancock County $1,328 Tax Assessor	Hardin County $447 Tax Assessor
Henderson County $1,217 Tax Assessor	Henry County $2,067 Tax Assessor	Iroquois County $2,023 Tax Assessor	Jackson County $1,663 Tax Assessor	Jasper County $1,000 Tax Assessor
Jefferson County $1,228 Tax Assessor	Jersey County $1,712 Tax Assessor	Jo Daviess County $2,137 Tax Assessor	Johnson County $1,084 Tax Assessor	Kane County $5,112 Tax Assessor
Kankakee County $2,839 Tax Assessor	Kendall County $5,365 Tax Assessor	Knox County $1,480 Tax Assessor	Lake County $6,285 Tax Assessor	LaSalle County $2,632 Tax Assessor
Lawrence County $879 Tax Assessor	Lee County $2,239 Tax Assessor	Livingston County $2,278 Tax Assessor	Logan County $1,804 Tax Assessor	Macon County $1,819 Tax Assessor
Macoupin County $1,434 Tax Assessor	Madison County $2,144 Tax Assessor	Marion County $1,169 Tax Assessor	Marshall County $2,003 Tax Assessor	Mason County $1,577 Tax Assessor
Massac County $1,132 Tax Assessor	McDonough County $1,618 Tax Assessor	McHenry County $5,226 Tax Assessor	McLean County $3,076 Tax Assessor	Menard County $2,103 Tax Assessor
Mercer County $1,961 Tax Assessor	Monroe County $3,236 Tax Assessor	Montgomery County $1,316 Tax Assessor	Morgan County $1,674 Tax Assessor	Moultrie County $1,755 Tax Assessor
Ogle County $2,877 Tax Assessor	Peoria County $2,385 Tax Assessor	Perry County $1,158 Tax Assessor	Piatt County $1,987 Tax Assessor	Pike County $1,112 Tax Assessor
Pope County $1,126 Tax Assessor	Pulaski County $526 Tax Assessor	Putnam County $2,049 Tax Assessor	Randolph County $1,196 Tax Assessor	Richland County $1,158 Tax Assessor
Rock Island County $2,240 Tax Assessor	Saline County $920 Tax Assessor	Sangamon County $2,219 Tax Assessor	Schuyler County $1,378 Tax Assessor	Scott County $1,226 Tax Assessor
Shelby County $1,375 Tax Assessor	St. Clair County $2,291 Tax Assessor	Stark County $1,587 Tax Assessor	Stephenson County $2,352 Tax Assessor	Tazewell County $2,320 Tax Assessor
Union County $1,096 Tax Assessor	Vermilion County $1,317 Tax Assessor	Wabash County $1,143 Tax Assessor	Warren County $1,449 Tax Assessor	Washington County $1,780 Tax Assessor
Wayne County $755 Tax Assessor	White County $783 Tax Assessor	Whiteside County $1,993 Tax Assessor	Will County $4,921 Tax Assessor	Williamson County $1,213 Tax Assessor
Winnebago County $3,056 Tax Assessor	Woodford County $2,873 Tax Assessor

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