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Showing latest tax year with year-over-year changes. Full rate history available with a paid plan. View plans →

Property Tax — Tax Year 2024 (payable 2025)i

IL DOR

Composite Ratei

6.93%–7.13%-5.4%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.5132%-10.3%YoY7.3% of total

Effective Ratei

2.31%–2.38%

Est. Annual Taxi

$5K–$5K

Median Home Valuei

$217,300

Total Leviedi

$41.5M

Tax Per Capitai

$163

Municipal Revenuei

$375K15.8% of total rev

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20232024
Municipal
Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.69 U 425
$0.11 DeKalb Co
$0.11 Clinton Twp
$0.07 Waterman
$0.03 Waterman Fpd
$0.01 DeKalb Co Fst Prsv Dist

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$100K

$2,308–$2,376

$150K

$3,463–$3,564

$200K

$4,617–$4,751

$250K

$5,771–$5,939

$300K

$6,925–$7,127

$350K

$8,080–$8,315

$400K

$9,234–$9,503

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($217K)

6 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

U 425Unit K-12i
68.6%4.8168%
$10.2M levied
DeKalb Coi
11.2%0.7875%
$28.2M levied
Clinton Twpi
10.7%0.7502%
$586K levied
Watermani
7.3%0.5132%
$237K levied
Waterman Fpdi
2.9%0.2019%
$201K levied
DeKalb Co Fst Prsv Disti
0.8%0.0576%
$2.1M levied