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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

Source

Composite Ratei

12.38%–13.40%-9.1%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

8.0769%-6.5%YoY62.7% of total

Effective Ratei

4.13%–4.47%

Est. Annual Taxi

$1K–$1K

Median Home Valuei

$28,200

Total Leviedi

$4.0M

Tax Per Capitai

$576

Municipal Revenuei

$1.2M33.3% 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

$0.63 Cairo
$0.37 U 1 (Alexander)
$0.29 U 101 (Pulaski)
$0.04 Jc 531

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$2,063–$2,234

$100K

$4,126–$4,468

$150K

$6,189–$6,702

$200K

$8,252–$8,936

$250K

$10,315–$11,170

$300K

$12,377–$13,404

$350K

$14,440–$15,638

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($28K)

4 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Cairoi
62.7%8.0769%
$978K levied
U 1 (Alexander)Unit K-12i
36.8%4.7420%
$1.2M levied
U 101 (Pulaski)Unit K-12i
28.8%3.7157%
$1.4M levied
Jc 531Community Collegei
4.5%0.5861%
$431K levied