Property Taxes In Will County Among Highest In The Country

Will County residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, according to a new analysis by ATTOM. The 2017 property tax analysis found that the effective property tax rate in Will County is 2.38 percent.

According to the analysis, the average property tax amount in Will County increased 3 percent in 2017 when compared to 2016, the same as the increase in average property taxes nationwide.

The average annual property tax amount in Will County was $5,554 in 2017, compared with $5,398 in 2016. Overall, Illinois had the second-highest property tax rate — 2.22 percent — in the country. New Jersey has the highest.

Statewide, the average tax amount increased by about 2 percent, lower than the increase in Will County. The average annual property tax in Illinois for 2017 was $4,941 in 2017 and in 2016 that figure was $4,845.

Lake County had the state's highest average property tax amount at $8,828 and a 2.66% effective tax rate, followed by DuPage ($7,686, with a 2.10% rate) and Kane ($6,432 with a rate of 2.60%). Effingham County had the state's lowest average property tax amount at just $861 and a 0.66% tax rate, while Cook County (2.80 rate) averaged $6,264 and Will (2.30% rate) averaged $5,660.

Nationwide, ATTOM found that property taxes levied on single family homes went up 6 percent. Average property taxes for a single family home in 2017 went up 3 percent to $3,399 from the average property tax of $3,296 in 2016.

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