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
|
6.00% | 7.98420 | -4.75% | 6.25% |
DeKalb
(DK12)
|
$0.02 / therm
|
See notes
|
6.00% | 7.94969 | -4.70% | 8.00% |
Genoa
(GE06)
|
5.15%
|
See notes
|
6.00% | 7.42037 | -12.84% | 6.25% |
Hinckley
(SQ04)
|
5.15%
|
See notes
|
3.50% | 7.26566 | -4.28% | 6.25% |
Kingston
(KI06)
|
0.00%
|
None
|
1.00% | 6.92230 | -12.03% | 6.25% |
Kirkland
(FR03)
|
5.15%
|
See notes
|
5.00% | 8.68468 | 0.34% | 6.25% |
Lee
(SH05)
|
5.15%
|
See notes
|
5.00% | 7.52021 | 11.46% | 6.25% |
Malta
(MA42)
|
5.15%
|
See notes
|
3.50% | 8.03983 | -5.34% | 6.25% |
Maple Park (CO13) |
5.15%
|
See notes
|
5.00% | 7.77031 | -3.16% | 6.25% |
Sandwich (SA03) |
4.12%
|
See notes
|
3.75% | 6.77296 | 3.14% | 6.25% |
Shabbona (SH06) |
5.15%
|
See notes
|
3.50% | 7.62430 | 9.02% | 6.25% |
Somonauk (SO06) |
5.15%
|
See notes
|
5.00% | 7.91348 | 2.75% | 6.25% |
Sycamore |
0.00%
|
None
|
5.00% | 7.50% | ||
|
7.74997 | -9.59% | ||||
|
7.53042 | -9.64% | ||||
(DeKalb S.D. 428) |
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|
7.74613 | -9.00% | ||||
(Sycamore S.D. 427) |
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|
7.78170 | -9.80% | ||||
Waterman (CL03) |
0.00%
|
None
|
0.00% | 7.64317 | 8.41% | 6.25% |
Unincorporated DeKalb Co. |
0.00%
|
None
|
0.00% | ~5.5 to 8.9 | n/a | 6.25% |
Notes: |
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| -- Tax rates are for 2008 -- Electric Utility Tax Rates per Municipality are located in the Electric Utility Tax Rates page in the Quick Facts section. |
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| -- 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: |
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| -- Illinois Department of Revenue, DeKalb County Recorder, and Illinois Commerce Commission. | ||||||
| UPDATED: July 2008 | ||||||


