Municipal Tax Rates

 

Municipality

with Tax Code

Gas Utility Tax Rate

Electric Utility Tax Rate

Telephone Utility Tax Rate

Property Tax Rate (per $100)

Property Tax, 5 Year Trend

Sales Tax Rate

 

Cortland (CO09)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

8.39623

-1.71%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeKalb (DK12)

$0.02 / therm

See notes

5.15%

8.39207

-0.22%

7.50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genoa (GE06)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

8.26448

-6.68%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hinckley (SQ04)

5.15%

See notes

3.09%

8.01871

-2.74%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingston (KI06)

0.00%

None

0.00%

7.62151

-6.97%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirkland (FR03)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

8.84551

8.47%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee (SH05)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

7.68949

5.25%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malta (MA42)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

8.18828

1.26%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maple Park (CO13)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

7.77725

-7.15%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandwich (SA03)

4.12%

See notes

4.00%

7.03150

4.48%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shabbona (SH06)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

7.96670

4.95%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somonauk (SO06)

5.15%

See notes

5.15%

7.79752

0.02%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sycamore

0.00%

None

5.15%

 

 

7.00%

 

-Cortland Township (CO10)

 

 

 

8.64564

-6.43%

 

 

-DeKalb Township (DK10)

 

 

 

8.00848

-3.82%

 

 

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-DeKalb Township (DK15)

 

 

 

8.57854

-6.02%

 

 

��� (Sycamore S.D. 427)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Sycamore Township (SY07)

 

 

 

8.67221

-6.43%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waterman (CL03)

0.00%

None

0.00%

8.06420

7.19%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unincorporated DeKalb Co.

0.00%

None

0.00%

~5.5 to 9.3

n/a

6.25%

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- All tax rates are for 2001 except property tax rates, which are 2003 tax rates, collected in 2004.

-- Electric Utility Tax Rates per Municipality are located in the Electric Utility Tax Rates table in this document.

-- For property tax purposes, the City of Sycamore is divided among Cortland, DeKalb, & Sycamore Townships.

-- Property tax rates are based on 33.3% of market value and rate per $100 of assessed value.

-- Utility taxes are based on percentages of net utility charges; there is also a state levied 5% utility tax.

-- Sales tax rate = 5% state + 1% municipality + 0.25% county; The City of DeKalb also has an additional 1.25%

�� home rule tax plus a 2% tax in restaurant, bar, and liquor sales for a total of 9.5%; The City of Sycamore has a 0.75% home rule sales tax, plus a 2% tax in restaurant, bar, and liquor sales for a total of 9.0%.����������������

--Maple Park rates reflect portion of Maple Park which is within DeKalb County.

Sources:

-- Illinois Department of Revenue, DeKalb County Recorder, and Illinois Commerce Commission.

UPDATED: May 2004