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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Effective property tax rate in Livingston County outpaced the national average in Q2

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Property owners in Livingston County paid 2.4% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2024, which is more than 2.2 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by McLean County Times.

The median sales price of a Livingston County home in the second quarter of 2024 was $109,000, based on data from the 78 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $2,657, which is 2.4% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 2.2 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Livingston County real estate data showed homeowners in Flanagan, Dwight, and Pontiac paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2024 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 Flanagan with some other cities belonging to Livingston County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2024.

CityQ2 2024 SalesQ2 2024 Median PriceMedian tax 2024Effective tax rate
Flanagan8$52,500$2,4144.6%
Dwight9$96,000$3,6033.8%
Pontiac27$75,000$2,5873.4%
Fairbury6$105,000$2,8522.7%
Forrest2$119,000$2,7142.3%
Odell3$162,000$2,3811.5%
Cornell3$256,500$1,8580.7%

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