Illinois · County property tax · ACS 2024
Saline County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Saline County pays $1,597 a year, an effective rate of 1.69%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,597
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.69%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -20%
- vs U.S. average
- #66 of 102
- rank in IL
The verdict
Homeowners in Saline County pay a median $1,597 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.69%, more affordable than 6% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,597
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.69%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2941 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($94,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Illinois. Population: 23,213. Owner-occupied homes: 7,272.
The median annual property tax in Saline County is $1,597, which is 70% lower than the Illinois state average and 20% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.69% on a median home value of $94,300. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Saline County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Saline County's 1.69% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 94% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Illinois median
Homeowners in Saline County pay a median annual property tax of $1,597, notably lower than the national median and far below the Illinois state median. On a $94,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.69% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Illinois counties by effective rate
Saline County ranks #66 of 102 counties in Illinois by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Saline County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $53,117 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Saline 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
Saline County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.6% up, against a median home value that rose 21.1%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 24.2%, from $1,286 to $1,597.
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 $1,286 to $1,597, a gain of 24%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,050 of 7,272 owner-occupied homes (28.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 3.0% 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 Saline County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Saline County homeowners, 2,050 of 7,272 owner-occupied homes (28.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.2% (2,050)
- $800 to $1,499 17.7% (1,285)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.2% (669)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.3% (891)
- $3,000 or more 28.0% (2,034)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
343 homes here (4.7%) 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 Saline County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+64%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Saline County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Saline County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 102 counties in Illinois - ranking #66 of 102.
Where Saline County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.69% more affordable than 6% 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 1.69%, Saline County sits in the top 6% 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 $1,597 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Saline County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Saline County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Saline County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Saline County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $94,300 median home carries a $1,597 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $160 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Illinois.
Saline County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,597 +10.5% | 1.69% |
| 2023 | $1,445 +2.8% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | $1,405 +3.5% | 1.60% |
| 2021 | $1,358 +5.6% | 1.68% |
| 2020 | $1,286 | 1.65% |
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.
Saline County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Saline County's effective rate
On effective rate, Saline County sits nearest Douglas County (NE), Lucas County (OH), Terry County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are McIntosh County (OK), Pocahontas County (WV), Potter County (TX).
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
Saline County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 230 of 9,790 returns from Saline County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,839 - 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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Saline County rate FAQs
- How does Saline County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Saline County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.69% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Saline County?
- Saline County, Illinois scores F (32/100) 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+ (1.78×). 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 Saline County, Illinois?
- The median annual property tax in Saline County is $1,597, an effective rate of 1.69% on a $94,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Saline County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Saline County jumped 24.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,286 to $1,597, 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 Saline County?
- Property taxes in Saline County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $53,117 median household income.
What to do with Saline County's STEEP rate
Inside Illinois, Saline County's $1,597 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Illinois overview →
Saline County ranks #66 of 102 Illinois counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Illinois overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Saline County's STEEP 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: 1.69%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,597/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Saline County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Saline County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Caroline County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Saline County at $1,597/yr; rate 0.52% vs Saline County 1.69%.
Boundary County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,595/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.39% vs Saline County 1.69%.
Campbell County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,599/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Saline County 1.69%.
Davie County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,595/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.63% vs Saline County 1.69%.
Illinois county set
State ACS overview for every published Illinois county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Saline County stamps STEEP · 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 Saline County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.