Homeowners in Dwight paid property taxes amounting to 2% of their home’s value during the fourth quarter of 2025, which is more than 2.3 times the national average, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
Dwight’s median home sold for $170,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, based on sales data from 13 properties during that period. City records for 2025 indicate a median tax bill of $3,430—representing 2% of the median home value for those taxed.
In comparison, the average effective property tax rate across the United States was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Livingston County, the highest property tax rates were found in Cornell, Forrest, and Chatsworth.
This article’s calculations for the 2025 effective property tax rate use estimated inflation rates along with tax figures from 2023 county data, and the exact effective rate may differ somewhat in certain cases.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices rose again in 2025, with the national median hitting approximately $447,000 in June. This marked a 1.13% increase over the previous year. The market data also shows an ongoing imbalance between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, or by 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced housing market as one in which buyer and seller counts remain within 10% of each other.
The following table presents a comparison of Cornell and other Livingston County cities by their median effective property tax rates, based on sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | 6 | $55,000 | $1,960 | 3.6% |
| Forrest | 6 | $97,500 | $2,907 | 3% |
| Chatsworth | 2 | $75,000 | $1,811 | 2.4% |
| Dwight | 13 | $170,000 | $3,430 | 2% |
| Fairbury | 14 | $146,000 | $2,878 | 2% |
| Pontiac | 30 | $122,750 | $2,399 | 2% |
| Flanagan | 3 | $128,000 | $2,470 | 1.9% |
| Odell | 5 | $140,000 | $2,474 | 1.8% |
| Cullom | 4 | $139,000 | $1,777 | 1.3% |
| Saunemin | 2 | $164,000 | $1,556 | 0.9% |