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Showing latest tax year with year-over-year changes. Full rate history available with a paid plan. See products & pricing →

Property Tax — Tax Year 2024 (payable 2025)i

IL DOR

Composite Ratei

20.48%–22.61%-1.7%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

7.5400%+3.1%YoY35% of total

Effective Ratei

20.48%–22.61%

Est. Annual Taxi

$32K–$36K

Median Home Valuei

$158,600

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

$0.43 South Jefferson CSD
$0.41 General Brown CSD
$0.41 Watertown CSD
$0.35 Watertown
$0.33 Copenhagen CSD
$0.27 Jefferson County

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$10,239–$11,307

$100K

$20,477–$22,614

$150K

$30,716–$33,921

$200K

$40,954–$45,228

$250K

$51,193–$56,535

$300K

$61,431–$67,842

$350K

$71,670–$79,149

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($159K)

6 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

South Jefferson CSDUnit K-12
42.8%9.2140%
General Brown CSDUnit K-12
41%8.8373%
Watertown CSDUnit K-12
40.6%8.7522%
Watertowni
35%7.5400%
Copenhagen CSDUnit K-12
32.8%7.0770%
Jefferson Countyi
27.2%5.8600%