Illinois · County property tax · ACS 2024
Jackson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Jackson County pays $2,526 a year, an effective rate of 1.84%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,526
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.84%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +27%
- vs U.S. average
- #44 of 102
- rank in IL
The verdict
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median $2,526 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.84%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,526
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.84%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3007 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +27%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($137,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Illinois. Population: 53,064. Owner-occupied homes: 11,474.
The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $2,526, which is 52% lower than the Illinois state average and 27% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.84% on a median home value of $137,300. Property taxes represent 5.2% of the median household income in this county.
Jackson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Jackson County's 1.84% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 96% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median annual property tax of $2,526, well above the national median and far below the Illinois state median. On a $137,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.84% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Jackson County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.2% of the $48,763 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Illinois counties by effective rate
Jackson County ranks #44 of 102 counties in Illinois by effective rate (57% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Jackson 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 65% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 20.1%, the median bill rose 9.7% to $2,526: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $2,303 to $2,526, a change of 10%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,740 of 11,474 owner-occupied homes (41.3%) 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.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 5.2% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Jackson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Jackson County homeowners, 4,740 of 11,474 owner-occupied homes (41.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.9% (2,053)
- $800 to $1,499 13.9% (1,600)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.7% (998)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.1% (1,731)
- $3,000 or more 41.3% (4,740)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
352 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 homeowners in Jackson County pay a substantially higher bill, 51% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Jackson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Jackson County's effective rate is higher than 57% of the 102 counties in Illinois - ranking #44 of 102.
Where Jackson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.84% more affordable than 4% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.84%, Jackson 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 $2,526 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Jackson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Jackson County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 5.2% | - | - |
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.
Jackson County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Jackson County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $137,300 median home carries a $2,526 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $253 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Illinois.
Jackson County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,526 +5.9% | 1.84% |
| 2023 | $2,385 -0.3% | 1.91% |
| 2022 | $2,391 +5.8% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | $2,259 -1.9% | 2.00% |
| 2020 | $2,303 | 2.01% |
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.
Jackson County: tax takes 5.2% of income
Counties near Jackson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Jackson County sits nearest Delaware County (PA), Windsor County (VT), Merrimack County (NH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Garrett County (MD), Mitchell County (GA), Lincoln County (KS).
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
Jackson County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 680 of 21,770 returns from Jackson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,688 - 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.
Other Counties in Illinois
Jackson County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Jackson County?
- Jackson County, Illinois scores F (12/100) 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 C (2.82×). 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.
- How does Jackson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.84% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Jackson County, Illinois?
- The median annual property tax in Jackson County is $2,526, an effective rate of 1.84% on a $137,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Jackson County?
- Property taxes in Jackson County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.2% of the $48,763 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Jackson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Jackson County climbed 9.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,303 to $2,526, 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 to do with Jackson County's PEAK rate
Jackson County's $2,526 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 5.2% of Jackson County's $48,763 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Jackson 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: 1.84%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,526/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Jackson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Jackson County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Davison County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Jackson County at $2,526/yr; rate 1.23% vs Jackson County 1.84%.
Fannin County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,529/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.08% vs Jackson County 1.84%.
Luzerne County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,530/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.45% vs Jackson County 1.84%.
Wichita County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,522/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.64% vs Jackson County 1.84%.
Illinois county set
State ACS overview for every published Illinois county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Jackson 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 Jackson County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.