What percentage of your home's value do you pay in property taxes each year? That's your "Effective Property Tax Rate," and, in Illinois, yours is likely among the highest in the U.S.
The average homeowner in Illinois pays 2.3 percent of their home value in property taxes; that's 260 percent higher than homeowners in Indiana (0.87 percent) and 383 percent higher than in Colorado (0.60 percent).
How does your community compare? Blockshopper.com tracks residential property tax bills across communities in Illinois.
Homeowners in Haegers Bend, Lilymoor and Pistakee saw the highest effective tax rates in McHenry County in 2016.
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2016 McHenry County effective property tax rate
| City | Median property tax bill | Median sale price | Effective property tax rate |
| Haegers Bend | $5,360 | $112,500 | 4.76% |
| Lilymoor | $4,017 | $99,000 | 4.06% |
| Pistakee | $3,649 | $91,500 | 3.99% |
| Trout Valley | $9,800 | $250,000 | 3.92% |
| Lakewood | $11,974 | $320,000 | 3.74% |
| Bull Valley | $11,791 | $326,500 | 3.61% |
| Lakemoor | $4,483 | $125,500 | 3.57% |
| Fox River Grove | $6,898 | $201,250 | 3.43% |
| Prairie Grove | $10,529 | $309,000 | 3.41% |
| Fox River Shores | $4,782 | $141,250 | 3.39% |
| McHenry | $4,876 | $149,000 | 3.27% |
| Richmond | $4,047 | $125,000 | 3.24% |
| Burtons Bridge | $3,784 | $117,000 | 3.23% |
| Cary | $6,644 | $210,000 | 3.16% |
| Fox Lake | $10,148 | $325,000 | 3.12% |
| Harvard | $3,118 | $100,000 | 3.12% |
| Crystal Lake | $5,731 | $184,000 | 3.11% |
| Island Lake | $4,656 | $149,750 | 3.11% |
| Woodstock | $4,644 | $150,000 | 3.10% |
| Spring Grove | $8,199 | $269,250 | 3.05% |
| Lake in the Hills | $5,894 | $195,000 | 3.02% |
| Eastwood Manor | $3,597 | $120,000 | 3.00% |
| Wonder Lake | $3,359 | $117,500 | 2.86% |
| Ringwood | $7,392 | $259,000 | 2.85% |
| Algonquin | $6,408 | $225,000 | 2.85% |
| Oakwood Hills | $5,675 | $201,000 | 2.82% |
| Port Barrington | $6,832 | $245,000 | 2.79% |
| Johnsburg | $6,084 | $221,750 | 2.74% |
| Barrington Hills | $15,611 | $572,500 | 2.73% |
| Huntley | $6,114 | $225,000 | 2.72% |
| Crystal Gardens | $3,113 | $118,000 | 2.64% |
| Emerald Park | $5,764 | $220,500 | 2.61% |
| Silver Lake | $3,503 | $134,507 | 2.60% |
| Marengo | $3,995 | $155,000 | 2.58% |
| Hebron | $3,150 | $124,250 | 2.54% |
| Crystal Manor | $3,209 | $128,000 | 2.51% |
| Wonder Center | $2,325 | $93,000 | 2.50% |
| Pistakee Highlands | $3,163 | $130,000 | 2.43% |
| Chemung | $2,090 | $89,000 | 2.35% |
| Holiday Hills | $2,988 | $130,000 | 2.30% |
| Union | $3,510 | $154,000 | 2.28% |
| McCullom Lake | $2,350 | $105,000 | 2.24% |
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