Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Illinois
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Illinois ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | $146 | 0.825% | $81,000 |
| 2 | Alexander County | $121 | 1.646% | $58,700 |
| 3 | Hardin County | $111 | 1.176% | $91,700 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | $105 | 1.210% | $95,500 |
| 5 | Gallatin County | $95 | 1.506% | $84,700 |
| 6 | Franklin County | $91 | 1.501% | $87,700 |
| 7 | White County | $85 | 1.387% | $100,100 |
| 8 | Scott County | $84 | 1.382% | $101,700 |
| 9 | Edwards County | $82 | 1.466% | $97,500 |
| 10 | Saline County | $81 | 1.555% | $92,900 |
| 11 | Hamilton County | $79 | 1.351% | $108,800 |
| 12 | Edgar County | $78 | 1.544% | $95,700 |
| 13 | Clay County | $74 | 1.615% | $94,300 |
| 14 | Wabash County | $74 | 1.471% | $103,900 |
| 15 | Pike County | $71 | 1.555% | $100,100 |
| 16 | Greene County | $71 | 1.657% | $94,400 |
| 17 | Richland County | $66 | 1.518% | $106,600 |
| 18 | Vermilion County | $62 | 1.793% | $92,900 |
| 19 | Wayne County | $62 | 1.527% | $109,400 |
| 20 | Pope County | $61 | 1.021% | $165,300 |
| 21 | Stark County | $59 | 1.643% | $103,500 |
| 22 | Henderson County | $59 | 1.676% | $101,600 |
| 23 | Marion County | $59 | 1.707% | $100,100 |
| 24 | Fayette County | $56 | 1.517% | $114,700 |
| 25 | Perry County | $56 | 1.658% | $105,200 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | $55 | 1.720% | $102,200 |
| 27 | Massac County | $54 | 1.499% | $118,000 |
| 28 | Crawford County | $54 | 1.556% | $113,700 |
| 29 | Union County | $47 | 1.405% | $131,700 |
| 30 | Randolph County | $45 | 1.400% | $134,100 |
| 31 | Christian County | $43 | 1.691% | $112,100 |
| 32 | Warren County | $41 | 1.896% | $101,300 |
| 33 | Schuyler County | $40 | 1.827% | $106,200 |
| 34 | Johnson County | $39 | 1.317% | $148,200 |
| 35 | Shelby County | $38 | 1.499% | $130,400 |
| 36 | Macoupin County | $35 | 1.578% | $126,100 |
| 37 | Cass County | $34 | 2.102% | $95,500 |
| 38 | Hancock County | $33 | 1.863% | $108,400 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | $32 | 1.711% | $118,400 |
| 40 | Knox County | $31 | 1.949% | $104,900 |
| 41 | Cumberland County | $29 | 1.757% | $117,700 |
| 42 | Clark County | $28 | 1.684% | $123,100 |
| 43 | Brown County | $27 | 1.470% | $142,200 |
| 44 | Fulton County | $19 | 2.133% | $102,500 |
| 45 | McDonough County | $15 | 2.162% | $103,500 |
| 46 | Mason County | $11 | 2.146% | $106,100 |
| 47 | De Witt County | $10 | 1.849% | $124,200 |
| 48 | Carroll County | $9 | 2.033% | $113,500 |
| 49 | Logan County | $8 | 1.839% | $125,900 |
| 50 | Moultrie County | $8 | 1.906% | $121,500 |
| 51 | Jasper County | $6 | 1.905% | $122,900 |
| 52 | Jackson County | $2 | 1.908% | $125,000 |
| 53 | Morgan County | $-0 | 1.880% | $128,700 |
| 54 | Ford County | $-2 | 2.069% | $118,100 |
| 55 | Iroquois County | $-3 | 1.953% | $125,400 |
| 56 | Adams County | $-4 | 1.579% | $155,900 |
| 57 | Williamson County | $-6 | 1.710% | $145,600 |
| 58 | Coles County | $-7 | 2.046% | $121,900 |
| 59 | Bureau County | $-9 | 2.069% | $121,900 |
| 60 | Macon County | $-12 | 2.102% | $121,800 |
| 61 | Calhoun County | $-13 | 1.474% | $174,000 |
| 62 | Douglas County | $-14 | 1.813% | $142,600 |
| 63 | Bond County | $-16 | 1.962% | $133,100 |
| 64 | Putnam County | $-21 | 1.590% | $167,800 |
| 65 | Whiteside County | $-22 | 2.127% | $125,800 |
| 66 | Mercer County | $-25 | 1.945% | $139,300 |
| 67 | Effingham County | $-25 | 1.509% | $179,800 |
| 68 | Marshall County | $-27 | 1.991% | $137,800 |
| 69 | Washington County | $-29 | 1.846% | $149,800 |
| 70 | Livingston County | $-38 | 2.180% | $131,500 |
| 71 | Henry County | $-39 | 1.980% | $145,300 |
| 72 | Menard County | $-43 | 1.637% | $179,300 |
| 73 | Jersey County | $-45 | 1.752% | $168,800 |
| 74 | Lee County | $-47 | 1.921% | $155,100 |
| 75 | Piatt County | $-52 | 1.755% | $173,200 |
| 76 | Stephenson County | $-60 | 2.463% | $127,500 |
| 77 | Madison County | $-68 | 1.925% | $167,900 |
| 78 | LaSalle County | $-77 | 2.154% | $154,900 |
| 79 | Clinton County | $-78 | 1.859% | $180,500 |
| 80 | Sangamon County | $-80 | 1.978% | $170,300 |
| 81 | Rock Island County | $-80 | 2.330% | $144,700 |
| 82 | Jo Daviess County | $-81 | 1.745% | $193,900 |
| 83 | Peoria County | $-84 | 2.239% | $152,600 |
| 84 | Tazewell County | $-89 | 2.116% | $164,500 |
| 85 | St. Clair County | $-93 | 2.093% | $168,800 |
| 86 | Ogle County | $-110 | 2.030% | $184,100 |
| 87 | Winnebago County | $-120 | 2.482% | $155,100 |
| 88 | Kankakee County | $-143 | 2.221% | $185,700 |
| 89 | Woodford County | $-151 | 2.180% | $193,800 |
| 90 | Champaign County | $-153 | 2.070% | $205,100 |
| 91 | McLean County | $-174 | 2.271% | $198,300 |
| 92 | Boone County | $-174 | 2.269% | $198,600 |
| 93 | Monroe County | $-176 | 1.703% | $265,600 |
| 94 | Grundy County | $-237 | 2.029% | $259,200 |
| 95 | DeKalb County | $-289 | 2.539% | $231,900 |
| 96 | Cook County | $-303 | 1.983% | $305,200 |
| 97 | Will County | $-382 | 2.347% | $298,000 |
| 98 | McHenry County | $-395 | 2.493% | $286,900 |
| 99 | Kane County | $-401 | 2.386% | $303,000 |
| 100 | Kendall County | $-428 | 2.528% | $298,900 |
| 101 | DuPage County | $-452 | 2.094% | $374,100 |
| 102 | Lake County | $-527 | 2.677% | $326,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. 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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