J. C. Luna

In fiscal year 2025, business properties in Hazel Crest bear a median tax rate of 9.1% of assessed value, substantially above the Cook County median.

Business owners in Palos Hills paid a median commercial property tax rate of 6.3% in fiscal year 2025, outpacing the Cook County average.

Glenwood business owners paid a median commercial property tax rate of 2.4% of property value for fiscal 2025, coming in lower than the Cook County median.

Business owners in Chicago Heights are paying a median commercial property tax rate of 15.6% of property value for fiscal year 2025, well above the Cook County median.

Chicago Ridge held the No. 82 spot in Cook County for median commercial property tax rates during fiscal year 2025.

Homewood placed fifth in Cook County for median commercial property tax rates for fiscal year 2025, posting a 9% rate.

Business owners in Bridgeview paid a median commercial property tax rate of 3.5% of property value during fiscal year 2025, exceeding the Cook County median.

Business owners in South Holland faced a median commercial property tax rate of 6.9% for fiscal year 2025, placing the area above the Cook County median.

In fiscal year 2025, Tinley Park ranked 66th among Cook County communities in median commercial property tax rates.

Willow Springs business owners paid a median commercial property tax rate of 1.3% in fiscal year 2025, which is well below the Cook County average.

The following 235 home sales represent the most recently reported in Cook County for the week ending April 4.

The median sale price of a home sold in 2025 in Cook County rose by $18,000, while total sales increased by 1.5%.

The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2025 in Cook County rose by $13,500, while total sales decreased by 5.3%.

The following 267 home sales represent the most recently reported in Cook County for the week ending March 14.

BlockShopper.com reports Hodgkins’ effective property tax rate increased by 1.2 percentage points over 10 years, rising from 2.7% in 2016 to 3.9% in 2025.

Homeowners in Justice paid property taxes equal to 1.9% of their property value during the fourth quarter of 2025, exceeding the national average by more than 2.2 times, according to…

Homeowners in Crestwood paid property taxes equal to 2.1% of property values during the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average by more than 2.4 times, according to BlockShopper.com.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Matteson’s property tax rate was 3.1% of home value, surpassing the national average by a factor of 3.4, BlockShopper.com reports.

Homeowners in South Chicago Heights paid property taxes equal to 3.4% of their home’s value in Q4 2025, more than 3.8 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reported.

Hometown homeowners paid property taxes equal to 2% of their home values during the fourth quarter of 2025, over 2.2 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.

Thornton homeowners paid property taxes equal to 3.1% of their home values during the fourth quarter of 2025—more than 3.5 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.

Dixmoor homeowners paid property taxes equal to 1.6% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average by more than 1.8 times, BlockShopper.com reports.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, homeowners in Robbins paid property taxes equal to 4.5% of their home values, surpassing the national average by over five times, BlockShopper.com data shows.

Glenwood homeowners paid property taxes equal to 3.2% of their home values in the fourth quarter of 2025, exceeding the national average by more than 3.6 times, BlockShopper.com reports.