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Friday, June 6, 2025

DuPage County effective property tax rate in Q4 2023 was higher than the national average

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Property owners in DuPage County paid 2.3% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the fourth quarter of 2023, which is more than 2.1 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by DuPage Policy Journal.

The median sales price of a DuPage County home in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $341,000, based on data from the 2,557 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $7,940, which is 2.3% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 2.1 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of DuPage County real estate data showed homeowners in Westmont and Hanover Park paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2023 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Westmont with some other cities belonging to DuPage County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2023.

CityQ4 2023 SalesQ4 2023 Median PriceMedian tax 2023Effective tax rate
Westmont192$132,000$6,4024.9%
Hanover Park39$235,000$6,6942.8%
Bartlett47$360,000$9,3612.6%
Carol Stream85$310,000$8,2102.6%
Glendale Heights82$271,000$7,1532.6%
Lisle44$335,000$8,6882.6%
Roselle39$295,000$7,2492.5%
Bloomingdale74$320,500$8,0942.5%
Clarendon Hills22$447,500$11,3772.5%
Lombard107$310,000$7,3652.4%
Bensenville31$275,000$6,5542.4%
Wheaton122$374,750$9,1422.4%
Woodridge80$343,000$8,2862.4%
Aurora149$320,000$7,4722.3%
Oakbrook Terrace7$248,000$5,7432.3%
West Chicago34$350,000$7,5852.2%
Winfield36$377,500$8,3902.2%
Warrenville30$279,250$6,1162.2%
Glen Ellyn83$485,000$10,7832.2%
Glenbard South7$417,000$8,9912.2%
Darien67$350,000$7,5512.2%
Itasca22$372,500$7,7822.1%
Naperville256$456,250$9,4902.1%
York Center19$215,000$4,4552.1%
Bolingbrook3$400,000$8,4192.1%
Addison78$315,000$6,4412%
Wood Dale41$310,000$6,2762%
Elmhurst143$475,000$9,5822%
Villa Park40$337,500$6,7062%
Burr Ridge28$689,500$13,4532%
St. Charles4$327,000$6,1491.9%
Downers Grove138$382,500$7,4121.9%
Dupage City16$188,500$3,5961.9%
Wayne7$785,000$13,0931.7%
Medinah8$497,000$8,5511.7%
Oak Brook23$975,000$12,8901.3%
Hinsdale38$1,345,000$16,3321.2%
Willowbrook33$326,500$3,9301.2%

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