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Best Property Tax Counties in Illinois

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks Compare rankings across all 102 counties.

Average Property Tax Score
7/100
Top County
Pulaski County
Counties Ranked
102

Top 10

#1
Pulaski County
IL
51/100
#2
Pope County
IL
37/100
#3
Hardin County
IL
27/100
#4
Lawrence County
IL
25/100
#5
Johnson County
IL
20/100
#6
Hamilton County
IL
19/100
#7
Scott County
IL
18/100
#8
White County
IL
18/100
#9
Randolph County
IL
17/100
#10
Union County
IL
17/100

All Illinois Counties Ranked

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Pulaski County, IL
51
62.9
2Pope County, IL
36.6
67.4
3Hardin County, IL
26.7
70.7
4Lawrence County, IL
25.2
55.7
5Johnson County, IL
20.3
67.7
6Hamilton County, IL
18.8
68.6
7Scott County, IL
17.8
68.1
8White County, IL
17.7
62.5
9Randolph County, IL
17.3
58.7
10Union County, IL
17
57.4
11Edwards County, IL
14.7
66.7
12Brown County, IL
14.3
69.5
13Wabash County, IL
14.2
55.3
14Calhoun County, IL
14
63
15Massac County, IL
12.9
43.2
16Shelby County, IL
12.9
60.9
17Franklin County, IL
12.8
55.9
18Effingham County, IL
12.5
49.7
19Gallatin County, IL
12.5
67.6
20Fayette County, IL
12.2
53.8
21Richland County, IL
12.1
51.4
22Wayne County, IL
11.8
52.5
23Edgar County, IL
11
59.8
24Pike County, IL
10.6
55.6
25Saline County, IL
10.6
56.8
26Crawford County, IL
10.5
52.5
27Adams County, IL
9.7
54.7
28Macoupin County, IL
9.7
52.5
29Putnam County, IL
9.6
59.3
30Clay County, IL
9.1
55.8
31Menard County, IL
8.8
59.2
32Stark County, IL
8.6
61.1
33Alexander County, IL
8.5
62.2
34Greene County, IL
8.2
60.3
35Perry County, IL
8.1
59.8
36Henderson County, IL
7.8
61.7
37Clark County, IL
7.5
55.5
38Christian County, IL
7.3
55.3
39Monroe County, IL
7.1
58.5
40Marion County, IL
6.9
46.7
41Jefferson County, IL
6.8
51.7
42Williamson County, IL
6.8
49.9
43Montgomery County, IL
6.6
45.9
44Jo Daviess County, IL
6.2
60.8
45Jersey County, IL
6
53.4
46Piatt County, IL
6
54.9
47Cumberland County, IL
5.9
62
48Vermilion County, IL
5.2
35.5
49Douglas County, IL
5
55.6
50Schuyler County, IL
4.9
58.3
51Logan County, IL
4.8
51.6
52Washington County, IL
4.8
63.7
53De Witt County, IL
4.7
47.8
54Clinton County, IL
4.6
52
55Hancock County, IL
4.5
58.6
56Morgan County, IL
4.3
43.1
57Warren County, IL
4.2
52.4
58Jackson County, IL
4.1
36
59Jasper County, IL
4.1
59.7
60Moultrie County, IL
4.1
58.4
61Lee County, IL
3.9
51.7
62Madison County, IL
3.9
38.1
63Mercer County, IL
3.8
63.1
64Iroquois County, IL
3.7
50.3
65Knox County, IL
3.7
56.1
66Bond County, IL
3.6
55.2
67Henry County, IL
3.4
50.3
68Sangamon County, IL
3.4
33.4
69Cook County, IL
3.3
30.3
70Marshall County, IL
3.2
54.9
71Carroll County, IL
3
60.6
72Grundy County, IL
3
44.8
73Ogle County, IL
3
38.7
74Coles County, IL
2.8
57.4
75Bureau County, IL
2.7
45.7
76Champaign County, IL
2.7
34.4
77Ford County, IL
2.7
53.8
78St. Clair County, IL
2.5
41.3
79Cass County, IL
2.4
57.4
80DuPage County, IL
2.4
54
81Macon County, IL
2.4
34.6
82Tazewell County, IL
2.3
42.5
83Whiteside County, IL
2.3
46.3
84Fulton County, IL
2.2
53.9
85LaSalle County, IL
2.1
40.6
86Mason County, IL
2.1
52.8
87McDonough County, IL
2
56.3
88Woodford County, IL
2
58.8
89Livingston County, IL
1.9
51.6
90Kankakee County, IL
1.8
48
91Boone County, IL
1.7
43.7
92Peoria County, IL
1.7
31
93McLean County, IL
1.6
48.1
94Rock Island County, IL
1.3
36.7
95Will County, IL
1.2
50.3
96Kane County, IL
1.1
47.1
97Stephenson County, IL
0.9
45.6
98McHenry County, IL
0.7
52.3
99Winnebago County, IL
0.7
42.4
100DeKalb County, IL
0.5
37
101Kendall County, IL
0.5
38.6
102Lake County, IL
0.3
47.2

Data Source

Property Tax data from TaxByCounty. See full details at TaxByCounty. Data updated February 2026.