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Illinois property tax rates by county
Illinois homeowners paid 1.88% of their home’s value in property tax (2020–2024 survey), the 50th lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), with a median bill of $5,298 a year on a median home value of $263,300. Across counties, rates ran from 0.99% (Pope County) to 2.28% (Kendall County).
- 1.88%Effective rate (2020–2024)−0.04 pts vs 2019–2023
- $5,298Median tax per yearU.S.: $3,119
- $263,300Median home valueU.S.: $332,700
- 3,378,910Owner-occupied homes67% of households own
How Illinois compares
- U.S. effective rate: 0.94%; median bill $3,119. Illinois is 100% above the national rate.
- Change from the 2019–2023 survey: −0.04 pts in the rate, +$109 (+2.1%) in the median bill (U.S.: −0.03 pts, +$150 (+5.1%)).
- With a mortgage, Illinois owners’ median bill was $5,833; without one, $4,463.
- 95 of 102 counties have estimates reliable enough to rank (at least 500 owner-occupied homes and a margin of error under 25% of the rate).
Every Illinois county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value | Owner homes | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 1.52% | $2,573 | $162,600 | 20,137 | Reliable |
| Alexander County | 1.17% | $1,084 | $59,800 | 1,477 | Reliable |
| Bond County | 1.78% | $2,747 | $145,700 | 4,709 | Reliable |
| Boone County | 1.99% | $4,735 | $216,900 | 15,915 | Reliable |
| Brown County | 1.34% | $2,291 | $150,300 | 1,465 | Reliable |
| Bureau County | 1.70% | $2,548 | $126,900 | 10,669 | Reliable |
| Calhoun County | 1.08% | $2,644 | $190,900 | 1,099 | Reliable |
| Carroll County | 1.75% | $2,277 | $114,500 | 5,077 | Reliable |
| Cass County | 1.55% | $1,958 | $97,100 | 3,894 | Reliable |
| Champaign County | 2.04% | $4,353 | $211,500 | 46,173 | Reliable |
| Christian County | 1.49% | $1,891 | $115,500 | 10,217 | Reliable |
| Clark County | 1.39% | $2,064 | $132,400 | 5,263 | Reliable |
| Clay County | 1.22% | $1,392 | $97,400 | 4,211 | Reliable |
| Clinton County | 1.64% | $3,524 | $192,400 | 11,698 | Reliable |
| Coles County | 1.72% | $2,474 | $127,400 | 12,574 | Reliable |
| Cook County | 1.73% | $6,191 | $324,500 | 1,212,570 | Reliable |
| Crawford County | 1.36% | $1,806 | $121,100 | 6,139 | Reliable |
| Cumberland County | 1.26% | $2,004 | $126,000 | 3,515 | Reliable |
| De Witt County | 1.65% | $2,322 | $130,300 | 5,179 | Reliable |
| DeKalb County | 2.24% | $5,974 | $243,600 | 24,280 | Reliable |
| Douglas County | 1.64% | $2,554 | $150,400 | 5,971 | Reliable |
| DuPage County | 1.89% | $8,007 | $391,400 | 256,474 | Reliable |
| Edgar County | 1.33% | $1,409 | $97,300 | 5,499 | Reliable |
| Edwards County | 1.26% | $1,451 | $100,000 | 2,115 | Reliable |
| Effingham County | 1.37% | $2,823 | $189,500 | 10,916 | Reliable |
| Fayette County | 1.27% | $1,894 | $130,700 | 6,299 | Reliable |
| Ford County | 1.83% | $2,587 | $122,000 | 4,213 | Reliable |
| Franklin County | 1.18% | $1,394 | $89,000 | 11,962 | Small sample |
| Fulton County | 1.71% | $2,289 | $107,200 | 10,565 | Reliable |
| Gallatin County | 1.39% | $1,305 | $82,900 | 1,624 | Reliable |
| Greene County | 0.93% | $1,661 | $95,200 | 3,483 | Small sample |
| Grundy County | 1.86% | $5,420 | $271,700 | 15,319 | Reliable |
| Hamilton County | 1.22% | $1,512 | $113,700 | 2,587 | Reliable |
| Hancock County | 1.50% | $2,059 | $113,800 | 6,191 | Reliable |
| Hardin County | 0.83% | $1,001 | $103,800 | 1,229 | Small sample |
| Henderson County | 1.42% | $1,651 | $104,400 | 2,193 | Reliable |
| Henry County | 1.86% | $3,016 | $151,600 | 16,207 | Reliable |
| Iroquois County | 1.50% | $2,504 | $137,800 | 9,154 | Reliable |
| Jackson County | 1.84% | $2,526 | $137,300 | 11,474 | Reliable |
| Jasper County | 1.56% | $2,448 | $125,500 | 3,196 | Reliable |
| Jefferson County | 1.58% | $2,148 | $126,000 | 10,623 | Reliable |
| Jersey County | 1.58% | $3,020 | $171,900 | 6,415 | Reliable |
| Jo Daviess County | 1.49% | $3,613 | $209,900 | 8,352 | Reliable |
| Johnson County | 1.33% | $1,992 | $160,500 | 3,362 | Reliable |
| Kane County | 2.18% | $7,382 | $327,000 | 140,301 | Reliable |
| Kankakee County | 2.04% | $4,266 | $192,600 | 28,641 | Reliable |
| Kendall County | 2.28% | $7,651 | $322,400 | 38,125 | Reliable |
| Knox County | 1.81% | $2,190 | $111,900 | 14,852 | Reliable |
| LaSalle County | 1.90% | $3,418 | $161,900 | 33,778 | Reliable |
| Lake County | 2.26% | $8,923 | $345,700 | 193,403 | Reliable |
| Lawrence County | 0.90% | $1,174 | $99,100 | 3,931 | Small sample |
| Lee County | 1.77% | $3,048 | $154,600 | 9,821 | Reliable |
| Livingston County | 1.88% | $2,908 | $142,200 | 10,860 | Reliable |
| Logan County | 1.72% | $2,385 | $134,400 | 7,716 | Reliable |
| Macon County | 1.99% | $2,696 | $127,300 | 30,493 | Reliable |
| Macoupin County | 1.39% | $2,073 | $138,200 | 13,796 | Reliable |
| Madison County | 1.79% | $3,319 | $173,000 | 81,716 | Reliable |
| Marion County | 1.54% | $1,759 | $103,000 | 11,580 | Reliable |
| Marshall County | 1.70% | $2,766 | $142,800 | 4,036 | Reliable |
| Mason County | 1.80% | $2,162 | $103,400 | 4,730 | Reliable |
| Massac County | 1.30% | $1,704 | $121,900 | 4,167 | Reliable |
| McDonough County | 1.82% | $2,285 | $107,500 | 7,523 | Reliable |
| McHenry County | 2.26% | $7,274 | $308,100 | 97,259 | Reliable |
| McLean County | 2.11% | $4,524 | $208,400 | 45,704 | Reliable |
| Menard County | 1.66% | $3,190 | $185,500 | 4,154 | Reliable |
| Mercer County | 1.77% | $2,878 | $146,700 | 5,499 | Reliable |
| Monroe County | 1.46% | $4,588 | $282,100 | 11,726 | Reliable |
| Montgomery County | 1.32% | $1,887 | $112,300 | 8,758 | Reliable |
| Morgan County | 1.70% | $2,306 | $130,800 | 9,513 | Reliable |
| Moultrie County | 1.74% | $2,414 | $134,000 | 4,420 | Reliable |
| Ogle County | 1.81% | $3,889 | $189,200 | 15,693 | Reliable |
| Peoria County | 2.15% | $3,552 | $158,500 | 52,099 | Reliable |
| Perry County | 1.42% | $1,807 | $112,600 | 6,374 | Reliable |
| Piatt County | 1.66% | $3,265 | $180,600 | 5,875 | Reliable |
| Pike County | 1.42% | $1,556 | $101,400 | 4,632 | Reliable |
| Pope County | 0.99% | $1,477 | $143,800 | 1,195 | Reliable |
| Pulaski County | 1.03% | $869 | $85,100 | 1,324 | Reliable |
| Putnam County | 1.46% | $2,705 | $172,700 | 2,008 | Reliable |
| Randolph County | 1.29% | $1,927 | $135,100 | 9,148 | Reliable |
| Richland County | 1.16% | $1,769 | $112,000 | 4,752 | Small sample |
| Rock Island County | 2.13% | $3,425 | $150,400 | 43,002 | Reliable |
| Saline County | 1.65% | $1,597 | $94,300 | 7,272 | Reliable |
| Sangamon County | 1.89% | $3,512 | $176,300 | 60,443 | Reliable |
| Schuyler County | 1.55% | $1,950 | $109,700 | 2,172 | Reliable |
| Scott County | 1.35% | $1,446 | $96,400 | 1,616 | Reliable |
| Shelby County | 1.34% | $2,063 | $137,100 | 6,995 | Reliable |
| St. Clair County | 1.83% | $3,665 | $180,300 | 69,023 | Reliable |
| Stark County | 1.62% | $1,768 | $104,500 | 1,831 | Reliable |
| Stephenson County | 2.09% | $3,240 | $134,900 | 13,726 | Reliable |
| Tazewell County | 1.98% | $3,536 | $167,500 | 42,349 | Reliable |
| Union County | 1.15% | $1,712 | $131,700 | 5,319 | Reliable |
| Vermilion County | 1.62% | $1,757 | $97,200 | 21,129 | Reliable |
| Wabash County | 1.30% | $1,475 | $104,900 | 3,618 | Reliable |
| Warren County | 1.28% | $1,903 | $105,000 | 5,101 | Small sample |
| Washington County | 1.58% | $2,908 | $155,700 | 4,874 | Reliable |
| Wayne County | 1.42% | $1,653 | $110,700 | 5,382 | Reliable |
| White County | 1.01% | $1,444 | $108,100 | 4,372 | Small sample |
| Whiteside County | 1.74% | $2,598 | $127,100 | 17,786 | Reliable |
| Will County | 2.10% | $7,173 | $319,600 | 202,150 | Reliable |
| Williamson County | 1.57% | $2,690 | $156,400 | 20,477 | Reliable |
| Winnebago County | 2.28% | $3,930 | $164,500 | 76,408 | Reliable |
| Woodford County | 1.90% | $4,215 | $197,600 | 12,579 | Reliable |
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table-based summary file: B25090 (aggregate real estate taxes), B25082 (aggregate home value), B25103 (median real estate taxes), B25077 (median home value) and B25003 (tenure); files dated January 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates, same tables (files dated October 31, 2024), for the comparison column.
- Geography names: Census Bureau Geos20245YR.txt (file dated January 22, 2026).
Effective rate = total real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied homes ÷ their total value, as reported by owners to the Census Bureau. It is not a millage rate. Your bill depends on your assessed value, exemptions (such as homestead) and local levies.