Property Taxes in Illinois? (Edwardsville, Jerseyville: condo, mortgage, credit)

[joee]

My taxes in southern IL are running 2547.00 with an increase of 130.00 this year pushing it to 2677 and that’s nothing fancy either, now I did a comparison as I’m sure others have of different locations, mine was between southern IL and cookeville TN, mine in southern IL running 2547 vs. the same home/land value in cookeville TN comparing apples to apples would run 839, VA and SC were also compared and ran right in the 650 - 800 range, MO I didn’t run but am somewhat curious how it would compare.

So yup IL is totally out of control especially the northern half, do i see living in the state of IL in my future, ahhh nope.

[irish setter girl]

My inlaws in central IL have low taxes but the schools in their town are not the best. I would avoid any of the Chicago suburbs if you want "reasonable taxes". I would think parts of central / southern IL would have better taxes but take a look at what you get/don't get for the money. I know my inlaws have low taxes but they pay an arm and a leg for water and garbage and have to pay someone to come a plow their streets in the winter because their city/village/township will not do it. I always thought Bloomington to have decent taxes but last time I checked they were right up there with the suburbs...I was shocked!

[Mexi-in-Arlington-Heights]

The taxes in Arlington Heights is 12thousand and has doubled since my family has owned the house for the past 7 yrs.

Also in Brookfield the taxes are out of control. And the homes are small and inexpensive.

[Chinolala]

My taxes are under $2000 and I live 12 miles outside of downtown Chicago, in a condo. Condos are great for real estate taxes. The community that I live in is totally built and landlocked. We have 1 highschool, 2 middle schools and 4 grammar schools and no room to build any new schools. Our town population is 25,000. I've lived here for 7 years now and once owned a single family, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a 2.5 car garage on a regular city lot. 2 years ago our taxes there for $4000, which I think is a bargain. Cook County taxes seem to be less than many of the other counties because some of those areas such as Will, Kane, etc. are growing and need to build more infrastructure and schools.

[2beamissourian]

Originally Posted by lisak64

My taxes are under $2000 and I live 12 miles outside of downtown Chicago, in a condo. Condos are great for real estate taxes. The community that I live in is totally built and landlocked. We have 1 highschool, 2 middle schools and 4 grammar schools and no room to build any new schools. Our town population is 25,000. I've lived here for 7 years now and once owned a single family, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a 2.5 car garage on a regular city lot. 2 years ago our taxes there for $4000, which I think is a bargain. Cook County taxes seem to be less than many of the other counties because some of those areas such as Will, Kane, etc. are growing and need to build more infrastructure and schools.

We did not have room to build a new school either so they built one on top of the old one then slowly tore down the old one!

THe other school they put up the hill around the bin where nothing was but woods!

[gardener34]

Yep our taxes are going up next year again. Not by much - but I don't know why they are going up at all. Considering property values did not go up this year.

AND to top it off, we have a bad neighbor who is killing our property values. And we hope we will be able to sell the house someday because of that jerk.

IL is SO out of control!

[gardener34]

tcb247:

I know where you are in Steward! Yikes. Our taxes are less than that in Kane county and I thought they were expensive. How big is your lot though? Acreage? You get nailed for that here.

[2beamissourian]

most places if your considered a farm you are tax farm .. and lower taxes

[j33]

tcb247 -- I'm not a homeowner, so I am admittedly ignorant of taxes, but I've been looking at apartments to buy here in the city (the land of run away taxes) and that seems really excessive, especially for no services. Isn't the point of taxes to cover services? I pay plenty of taxes here (some really absurd ones as well) but along with those taxes it is assumed things like roads, infrastructure issues, sewers, parks, public/cultural activities, police, fire, schools (despite their condition), and public transportation (despite its condition) come out of those taxes. I would be very annoyed if I paid taxes through the nose and got absolutely nothing in return.

[jcp123]

I'd rather pay higher property taxes than have it go to the State. The lower lever it stays at, generally the more efficiently and effectively it's spent (within reason, of course).