Illinois · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hancock County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hancock County pays $2,059 a year, an effective rate of 1.81%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,059
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.81%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +3%
- vs U.S. average
- #51 of 102
- rank in IL
The verdict
Homeowners in Hancock County pay a median $2,059 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.81%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,059
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.81%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2998 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +3%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($113,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Illinois. Population: 17,281. Owner-occupied homes: 6,191.
The median annual property tax in Hancock County is $2,059, which is 61% lower than the Illinois state average and 3% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.81% on a median home value of $113,800. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Hancock County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Hancock County's 1.81% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 96% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Illinois median
Homeowners in Hancock County pay a median annual property tax of $2,059, modestly above the national median and far below the Illinois state median. On a $113,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.81% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hancock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $65,865 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Illinois counties by effective rate
Hancock County ranks #51 of 102 counties in Illinois by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hancock County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate held while the market moved
Hancock County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 5.5% down, against a median home value that rose 28.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 21.5%, from $1,694 to $2,059.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,694 to $2,059, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,645 of 6,191 owner-occupied homes (26.6%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.1% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Hancock County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hancock County homeowners, 1,645 of 6,191 owner-occupied homes (26.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.3% (1,072)
- $800 to $1,499 17.1% (1,061)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (781)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.2% (1,439)
- $3,000 or more 26.6% (1,645)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
193 homes here (3.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Illinois handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Hancock County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Hancock County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hancock County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 102 counties in Illinois - ranking #51 of 102.
Where Hancock County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.81% more affordable than 4% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.81%, Hancock County sits in the top 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $2,059 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Hancock County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hancock County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Hancock County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Hancock County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $113,800 median home carries a $2,059 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $206 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Illinois.
Hancock County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,059 +1.9% | 1.81% |
| 2023 | $2,020 +5.1% | 1.86% |
| 2022 | $1,922 +10.9% | 1.84% |
| 2021 | $1,733 +2.3% | 1.86% |
| 2020 | $1,694 | 1.91% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Hancock County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Hancock County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hancock County sits nearest Somerset County (NJ), Todd County (SD), Hansford County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Carroll County (IN), Newton County (MS), Berkshire County (MA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Hancock County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 170 of 8,310 returns from Hancock County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,612 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Hancock County rate FAQs
- How does Hancock County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hancock County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.81% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hancock County?
- Hancock County, Illinois scores F (37/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A+ (1.73×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Hancock County, Illinois?
- The median annual property tax in Hancock County is $2,059, an effective rate of 1.81% on a $113,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Hancock County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hancock County jumped 21.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,694 to $2,059, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hancock County?
- Property taxes in Hancock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $65,865 median household income.
What to do with Hancock County's PEAK rate
Inside Illinois, Hancock County's $2,059 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Illinois overview →
Hancock County ranks #51 of 102 Illinois counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Illinois overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hancock County's PEAK effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.81%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,059/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hancock County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hancock County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Des Moines County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,058/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.51% vs Hancock County 1.81%.
Clark County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,057/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.48% vs Hancock County 1.81%.
Richland County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,061/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.25% vs Hancock County 1.81%.
Clay County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,055/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.32% vs Hancock County 1.81%.
Illinois county set
State ACS overview for every published Illinois county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Hancock County stamps PEAK · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Hancock County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.