Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in Illinois
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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Illinois ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 0.825% | $81,000 | $668 |
| 2 | Pope County | 1.021% | $165,300 | $1,687 |
| 3 | Hardin County | 1.176% | $91,700 | $1,078 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 1.210% | $95,500 | $1,156 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 1.317% | $148,200 | $1,952 |
| 6 | Hamilton County | 1.351% | $108,800 | $1,470 |
| 7 | Scott County | 1.382% | $101,700 | $1,406 |
| 8 | White County | 1.387% | $100,100 | $1,388 |
| 9 | Randolph County | 1.400% | $134,100 | $1,877 |
| 10 | Union County | 1.405% | $131,700 | $1,851 |
| 11 | Edwards County | 1.466% | $97,500 | $1,429 |
| 12 | Brown County | 1.470% | $142,200 | $2,090 |
| 13 | Wabash County | 1.471% | $103,900 | $1,528 |
| 14 | Calhoun County | 1.474% | $174,000 | $2,565 |
| 15 | Massac County | 1.499% | $118,000 | $1,769 |
| 16 | Shelby County | 1.499% | $130,400 | $1,955 |
| 17 | Franklin County | 1.501% | $87,700 | $1,316 |
| 18 | Gallatin County | 1.506% | $84,700 | $1,276 |
| 19 | Effingham County | 1.509% | $179,800 | $2,713 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 1.517% | $114,700 | $1,740 |
| 21 | Richland County | 1.518% | $106,600 | $1,618 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 1.527% | $109,400 | $1,670 |
| 23 | Edgar County | 1.544% | $95,700 | $1,478 |
| 24 | Pike County | 1.555% | $100,100 | $1,557 |
| 25 | Saline County | 1.555% | $92,900 | $1,445 |
| 26 | Crawford County | 1.556% | $113,700 | $1,769 |
| 27 | Macoupin County | 1.578% | $126,100 | $1,990 |
| 28 | Adams County | 1.579% | $155,900 | $2,461 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 1.590% | $167,800 | $2,668 |
| 30 | Clay County | 1.615% | $94,300 | $1,523 |
| 31 | Menard County | 1.637% | $179,300 | $2,936 |
| 32 | Stark County | 1.643% | $103,500 | $1,700 |
| 33 | Alexander County | 1.646% | $58,700 | $966 |
| 34 | Greene County | 1.657% | $94,400 | $1,564 |
| 35 | Perry County | 1.658% | $105,200 | $1,744 |
| 36 | Henderson County | 1.676% | $101,600 | $1,703 |
| 37 | Clark County | 1.684% | $123,100 | $2,073 |
| 38 | Christian County | 1.691% | $112,100 | $1,896 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 1.703% | $265,600 | $4,523 |
| 40 | Marion County | 1.707% | $100,100 | $1,709 |
| 41 | Williamson County | 1.710% | $145,600 | $2,490 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 1.711% | $118,400 | $2,026 |
| 43 | Montgomery County | 1.720% | $102,200 | $1,758 |
| 44 | Jo Daviess County | 1.745% | $193,900 | $3,383 |
| 45 | Jersey County | 1.752% | $168,800 | $2,957 |
| 46 | Piatt County | 1.755% | $173,200 | $3,040 |
| 47 | Cumberland County | 1.757% | $117,700 | $2,068 |
| 48 | Vermilion County | 1.793% | $92,900 | $1,666 |
| 49 | Douglas County | 1.813% | $142,600 | $2,586 |
| 50 | Schuyler County | 1.827% | $106,200 | $1,940 |
| 51 | Logan County | 1.839% | $125,900 | $2,315 |
| 52 | Washington County | 1.846% | $149,800 | $2,766 |
| 53 | De Witt County | 1.849% | $124,200 | $2,297 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 1.859% | $180,500 | $3,356 |
| 55 | Hancock County | 1.863% | $108,400 | $2,020 |
| 56 | Morgan County | 1.880% | $128,700 | $2,420 |
| 57 | Warren County | 1.896% | $101,300 | $1,921 |
| 58 | Jasper County | 1.905% | $122,900 | $2,341 |
| 59 | Moultrie County | 1.906% | $121,500 | $2,316 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 1.908% | $125,000 | $2,385 |
| 61 | Lee County | 1.921% | $155,100 | $2,980 |
| 62 | Madison County | 1.925% | $167,900 | $3,232 |
| 63 | Mercer County | 1.945% | $139,300 | $2,710 |
| 64 | Knox County | 1.949% | $104,900 | $2,044 |
| 65 | Iroquois County | 1.953% | $125,400 | $2,449 |
| 66 | Bond County | 1.962% | $133,100 | $2,612 |
| 67 | Sangamon County | 1.978% | $170,300 | $3,369 |
| 68 | Henry County | 1.980% | $145,300 | $2,877 |
| 69 | Cook County | 1.983% | $305,200 | $6,053 |
| 70 | Marshall County | 1.991% | $137,800 | $2,743 |
| 71 | Grundy County | 2.029% | $259,200 | $5,260 |
| 72 | Ogle County | 2.030% | $184,100 | $3,737 |
| 73 | Carroll County | 2.033% | $113,500 | $2,308 |
| 74 | Coles County | 2.046% | $121,900 | $2,494 |
| 75 | Bureau County | 2.069% | $121,900 | $2,522 |
| 76 | Ford County | 2.069% | $118,100 | $2,443 |
| 77 | Champaign County | 2.070% | $205,100 | $4,245 |
| 78 | St. Clair County | 2.093% | $168,800 | $3,533 |
| 79 | DuPage County | 2.094% | $374,100 | $7,833 |
| 80 | Cass County | 2.102% | $95,500 | $2,007 |
| 81 | Macon County | 2.102% | $121,800 | $2,560 |
| 82 | Tazewell County | 2.116% | $164,500 | $3,481 |
| 83 | Whiteside County | 2.127% | $125,800 | $2,676 |
| 84 | Fulton County | 2.133% | $102,500 | $2,186 |
| 85 | Mason County | 2.146% | $106,100 | $2,277 |
| 86 | LaSalle County | 2.154% | $154,900 | $3,336 |
| 87 | McDonough County | 2.162% | $103,500 | $2,238 |
| 88 | Livingston County | 2.180% | $131,500 | $2,867 |
| 89 | Woodford County | 2.180% | $193,800 | $4,224 |
| 90 | Kankakee County | 2.221% | $185,700 | $4,125 |
| 91 | Peoria County | 2.239% | $152,600 | $3,416 |
| 92 | Boone County | 2.269% | $198,600 | $4,507 |
| 93 | McLean County | 2.271% | $198,300 | $4,503 |
| 94 | Rock Island County | 2.330% | $144,700 | $3,372 |
| 95 | Will County | 2.347% | $298,000 | $6,993 |
| 96 | Kane County | 2.386% | $303,000 | $7,230 |
| 97 | Stephenson County | 2.463% | $127,500 | $3,140 |
| 98 | Winnebago County | 2.482% | $155,100 | $3,850 |
| 99 | McHenry County | 2.493% | $286,900 | $7,153 |
| 100 | Kendall County | 2.528% | $298,900 | $7,556 |
| 101 | DeKalb County | 2.539% | $231,900 | $5,889 |
| 102 | Lake County | 2.677% | $326,600 | $8,743 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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