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Property tax in Illinois

Overview

Across 102 Illinois counties, the average effective property-tax rate is about 1.8% (range 0.9644%–2.5811%). Confidence: Medium (county-level ACS estimates).

Data as of 2024-12-31 (data version 2024.1). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25103; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year, table B25077.

The 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average is $1,343/yr. County insurance pages adjust this historical baseline for home value and FEMA risk; confidence is Low.

Counties

CountyEffective rateTypical tax (median home)Insurance budget
Adams County1.5824%$2,573/yr$1,806/yr
Alexander County1.8127%$1,084/yr$640/yr
Bond County1.8854%$2,747/yr$1,293/yr
Boone County2.183%$4,735/yr$2,291/yr
Brown County1.5243%$2,291/yr$956/yr
Bureau County2.0079%$2,548/yr$1,390/yr
Calhoun County1.385%$2,644/yr$1,235/yr
Carroll County1.9886%$2,277/yr$1,042/yr
Cass County2.0165%$1,958/yr$881/yr
Champaign County2.0582%$4,353/yr$2,792/yr
Christian County1.6372%$1,891/yr$1,189/yr
Clark County1.5589%$2,064/yr$1,081/yr
Clay County1.4292%$1,392/yr$902/yr
Clinton County1.8316%$3,524/yr$2,158/yr
Coles County1.9419%$2,474/yr$1,478/yr
Cook County1.9079%$6,191/yr$3,760/yr
Crawford County1.4913%$1,806/yr$1,082/yr
Cumberland County1.5905%$2,004/yr$1,014/yr
De Witt County1.782%$2,322/yr$1,084/yr
DeKalb County2.4524%$5,974/yr$3,029/yr
Douglas County1.6981%$2,554/yr$1,646/yr
DuPage County2.0457%$8,007/yr$3,710/yr
Edgar County1.4481%$1,409/yr$853/yr
Edwards County1.451%$1,451/yr$807/yr
Effingham County1.4897%$2,823/yr$1,947/yr
Fayette County1.4491%$1,894/yr$1,291/yr
Ford County2.1205%$2,587/yr$985/yr
Franklin County1.5663%$1,394/yr$1,107/yr
Fulton County2.1353%$2,289/yr$1,146/yr
Gallatin County1.5742%$1,305/yr$720/yr
Greene County1.7447%$1,661/yr$668/yr
Grundy County1.9948%$5,420/yr$3,041/yr
Hamilton County1.3298%$1,512/yr$960/yr
Hancock County1.8093%$2,059/yr$963/yr
Hardin County0.9644%$1,001/yr$690/yr
Henderson County1.5814%$1,651/yr$771/yr
Henry County1.9894%$3,016/yr$1,598/yr
Iroquois County1.8171%$2,504/yr$1,638/yr
Jackson County1.8398%$2,526/yr$1,776/yr
Jasper County1.9506%$2,448/yr$956/yr
Jefferson County1.7048%$2,148/yr$1,530/yr
Jersey County1.7568%$3,020/yr$1,287/yr
Jo Daviess County1.7213%$3,613/yr$2,115/yr
Johnson County1.2411%$1,992/yr$1,615/yr
Kane County2.2575%$7,382/yr$3,644/yr
Kankakee County2.215%$4,266/yr$2,509/yr
Kendall County2.3731%$7,651/yr$3,336/yr
Knox County1.9571%$2,190/yr$1,180/yr
Lake County2.5811%$8,923/yr$3,674/yr
LaSalle County2.1112%$3,418/yr$2,081/yr
Lawrence County1.1847%$1,174/yr$982/yr
Lee County1.9715%$3,048/yr$1,596/yr
Livingston County2.045%$2,908/yr$1,666/yr
Logan County1.7746%$2,385/yr$1,427/yr
Macon County2.1178%$2,696/yr$1,608/yr
Macoupin County1.5%$2,073/yr$1,708/yr
Madison County1.9185%$3,319/yr$2,325/yr
Marion County1.7078%$1,759/yr$1,250/yr
Marshall County1.937%$2,766/yr$1,165/yr
Mason County2.0909%$2,162/yr$974/yr
Massac County1.3979%$1,704/yr$1,329/yr
McDonough County2.1256%$2,285/yr$965/yr
McHenry County2.3609%$7,274/yr$3,562/yr
McLean County2.1708%$4,524/yr$2,692/yr
Menard County1.7197%$3,190/yr$1,535/yr
Mercer County1.9618%$2,878/yr$981/yr
Monroe County1.6264%$4,588/yr$2,511/yr
Montgomery County1.6803%$1,887/yr$1,258/yr
Morgan County1.763%$2,306/yr$1,525/yr
Moultrie County1.8015%$2,414/yr$1,283/yr
Ogle County2.0555%$3,889/yr$2,205/yr
Peoria County2.241%$3,552/yr$2,095/yr
Perry County1.6048%$1,807/yr$1,321/yr
Piatt County1.8079%$3,265/yr$1,585/yr
Pike County1.5345%$1,556/yr$852/yr
Pope County1.0271%$1,477/yr$1,031/yr
Pulaski County1.0212%$869/yr$842/yr
Putnam County1.5663%$2,705/yr$1,160/yr
Randolph County1.4264%$1,927/yr$1,656/yr
Richland County1.5795%$1,769/yr$1,087/yr
Rock Island County2.2773%$3,425/yr$1,910/yr
Saline County1.6935%$1,597/yr$1,092/yr
Sangamon County1.9921%$3,512/yr$2,345/yr
Schuyler County1.7776%$1,950/yr$756/yr
Scott County1.5%$1,446/yr$598/yr
Shelby County1.5047%$2,063/yr$1,387/yr
St. Clair County2.0327%$3,665/yr$2,444/yr
Stark County1.6919%$1,768/yr$686/yr
Stephenson County2.4018%$3,240/yr$1,603/yr
Tazewell County2.111%$3,536/yr$2,128/yr
Union County1.2999%$1,712/yr$1,370/yr
Vermilion County1.8076%$1,757/yr$1,193/yr
Wabash County1.4061%$1,475/yr$836/yr
Warren County1.8124%$1,903/yr$758/yr
Washington County1.8677%$2,908/yr$1,617/yr
Wayne County1.4932%$1,653/yr$1,022/yr
White County1.3358%$1,444/yr$1,115/yr
Whiteside County2.0441%$2,598/yr$1,428/yr
Will County2.2444%$7,173/yr$3,702/yr
Williamson County1.7199%$2,690/yr$2,006/yr
Winnebago County2.3891%$3,930/yr$2,197/yr
Woodford County2.1331%$4,215/yr$1,812/yr

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