Homeowners in Union, Richmond and Crystal Manor saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across several McHenry County communities.
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2016 McHenry County median property tax bills
| City | Median property tax bill 2016 | Median property tax bill 2015 | Change in tax |
| Union | $3,510 | $3,280 | 7.02% |
| Richmond | $4,047 | $3,863 | 4.75% |
| Crystal Manor | $3,209 | $3,086 | 3.97% |
| Barrington Hills | $15,611 | $15,059 | 3.67% |
| Haegers Bend | $5,360 | $5,207 | 2.93% |
| Lilymoor | $4,017 | $3,903 | 2.93% |
| Crystal Gardens | $3,113 | $3,047 | 2.16% |
| Lakemoor | $4,483 | $4,394 | 2.02% |
| Burtons Bridge | $3,784 | $3,710 | 1.98% |
| Hebron | $3,150 | $3,090 | 1.95% |
| McCullom Lake | $2,350 | $2,305 | 1.92% |
| Fox River Grove | $6,898 | $6,775 | 1.82% |
| Huntley | $6,114 | $6,005 | 1.81% |
| Chemung | $2,090 | $2,054 | 1.74% |
| Port Barrington | $6,832 | $6,716 | 1.73% |
| Island Lake | $4,656 | $4,583 | 1.58% |
| Oakwood Hills | $5,675 | $5,589 | 1.54% |
| Crystal Lake | $5,731 | $5,646 | 1.50% |
| Pistakee Highlands | $3,163 | $3,118 | 1.44% |
| Lake in the Hills | $5,894 | $5,810 | 1.44% |
| Eastwood Manor | $3,597 | $3,547 | 1.39% |
| Holiday Hills | $2,988 | $2,952 | 1.20% |
| Trout Valley | $9,800 | $9,687 | 1.16% |
| Johnsburg | $6,084 | $6,014 | 1.16% |
| Prairie Grove | $10,529 | $10,419 | 1.06% |
| Silver Lake | $3,503 | $3,469 | 0.96% |
| Emerald Park | $5,764 | $5,714 | 0.88% |
| McHenry | $4,876 | $4,840 | 0.76% |
| Cary | $6,644 | $6,595 | 0.74% |
| Pistakee | $3,649 | $3,628 | 0.57% |
| Fox River Shores | $4,782 | $4,768 | 0.29% |
| Algonquin | $6,408 | $6,392 | 0.25% |
| Ringwood | $7,392 | $7,384 | 0.11% |
| Lakewood | $11,974 | $12,003 | -0.24% |
| Fox Lake | $10,148 | $10,182 | -0.34% |
| Harvard | $3,118 | $3,132 | -0.45% |
| Marengo | $3,995 | $4,022 | -0.68% |
| Bull Valley | $11,791 | $11,883 | -0.77% |
| Spring Grove | $8,199 | $8,266 | -0.81% |
| Wonder Lake | $3,359 | $3,387 | -0.83% |
| Woodstock | $4,644 | $4,749 | -2.21% |
| Wonder Center | $2,325 | $2,470 | -5.89% |
How has your tax bill changed over 5 years?
| City | Median property tax bill 2016 | Median property tax 2011 | Change in tax |
| Union | $3,510 | $2,902 | 20.94% |
| Emerald Park | $5,764 | $4,889 | 17.90% |
| Fox Lake | $10,148 | $8,743 | 16.07% |
| McCullom Lake | $2,350 | $2,041 | 15.10% |
| Lilymoor | $4,017 | $3,518 | 14.19% |
| Port Barrington | $6,832 | $6,042 | 13.06% |
| Haegers Bend | $5,360 | $4,753 | 12.77% |
| Lakemoor | $4,483 | $4,006 | 11.92% |
| Burtons Bridge | $3,784 | $3,387 | 11.71% |
| Pistakee | $3,649 | $3,269 | 11.60% |
| Lakewood | $11,974 | $10,783 | 11.05% |
| Johnsburg | $6,084 | $5,554 | 9.54% |
| Lake in the Hills | $5,894 | $5,444 | 8.25% |
| Crystal Lake | $5,731 | $5,296 | 8.22% |
| Ringwood | $7,392 | $6,850 | 7.92% |
| Richmond | $4,047 | $3,766 | 7.45% |
| Spring Grove | $8,199 | $7,646 | 7.23% |
| Huntley | $6,114 | $5,702 | 7.23% |
| Prairie Grove | $10,529 | $9,832 | 7.09% |
| Cary | $6,644 | $6,258 | 6.16% |
| Algonquin | $6,408 | $6,071 | 5.54% |
| Fox River Grove | $6,898 | $6,550 | 5.32% |
| Fox River Shores | $4,782 | $4,563 | 4.80% |
| McHenry | $4,876 | $4,694 | 3.88% |
| Bull Valley | $11,791 | $11,468 | 2.82% |
| Oakwood Hills | $5,675 | $5,632 | 0.77% |
| Trout Valley | $9,800 | $9,802 | -0.02% |
| Silver Lake | $3,503 | $3,528 | -0.72% |
| Island Lake | $4,656 | $4,691 | -0.75% |
| Hebron | $3,150 | $3,197 | -1.46% |
| Marengo | $3,995 | $4,082 | -2.13% |
| Chemung | $2,090 | $2,174 | -3.86% |
| Harvard | $3,118 | $3,244 | -3.89% |
| Pistakee Highlands | $3,163 | $3,309 | -4.43% |
| Woodstock | $4,644 | $4,927 | -5.74% |
| Wonder Lake | $3,359 | $3,630 | -7.48% |
| Crystal Manor | $3,209 | $3,532 | -9.16% |
| Barrington Hills | $15,611 | $17,338 | -9.96% |
| Eastwood Manor | $3,597 | $4,045 | -11.09% |
| Crystal Gardens | $3,113 | $3,791 | -17.88% |
| Wonder Center | $2,325 | $2,873 | -19.08% |
| Holiday Hills | $2,988 | $4,107 | -27.26% |
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