Batavia, IL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Batavia home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Batavia house

$12,795a year · $1,066 a month

Starts at $129,133 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$8,998
7.428% of $129,133, less $8,000 general homestead exemption
Electricity and gas$2,073
728 kWh a month $1,222 · 74.87 therms $851
Water and sewer$1,434
9 units (CCF) a month on City of Batavia: water $47, sewer $73 a month
Trash$289
65-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included), $24 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Batavia house costs about $12,800 a year: $9,000 property tax and charges, $1,430 water and sewer, $290 trash, $2,070 electricity and gas; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 30, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Switch to the 35-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included) cartUp to $63 a year
Your cart costs $24 a month; the smallest costs $19. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Call your garbage hauler.
General homestead exemption
This exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) by the amount of the exemption. For the current tax assessment year, the reduction is $8,000.
How: Apply with the Kane County Assessment Office.

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What you knowTrash cart

Value before exemptionsThis is Kane County tax code BA004 (City, School District 101, Waubonsee College, park and library). Parcels in the fire district, other school districts or special service areas pay different rates.

I live here and have the General homestead exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy's declarations page.

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical house uses 7–12.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your City of Batavia electric utility bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Who serves this house

Water: City of Batavia; Water rates in 2026 are calculated based on metered water usage and a meter service charge.
Property tax: 7.43% of value; 2025 tax year (payable 2026), Kane County
Garbage: Groot Industries; The City of Batavia contracts with Groot to provide recycling and refuse collection to Batavia residents.
Sewer: City of Batavia; $6.48 per 100 cubic feet of metered water usage plus applicable meter service charge:
Electricity: City of Batavia electric utility; Effective January 1, 2026
Gas: Nicor Gas; This rate is available to any single-family residential Customer using the Company's gas service primarily for residential purposes.

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Your water

Source: Batavia's drinking water is a combination of shallow well water and deep well water.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Kane County's 2025 rates (payable 2026) for tax code BA004, total 7.428244 per $100: county, forest preserve, township, road district, City of Batavia, School District 101, Waubonsee College, park district and library.
The starting value is one third of the Census median market value ($387,400 / 3) because Illinois taxes equalized assessed value at 33.33%. The $8,000 general homestead exemption comes off it.
Water is the 3/4-inch meter charge $5.80 plus $4.33 per CCF; sewer is $14.63 plus $6.48 per CCF; the 4% Water Utility Tax is added to water by multiplying by 1.04.
Electricity is the City's residential rate ($17.75 plus $0.10701 per kWh) with the 4% franchise fee added and the state excise tax of $0.0032 per kWh (the lower of the two limits at typical use). Batavia's code (8-1A-5 G) applies a monthly Purchased Power Adjustment Factor to every customer kWh from January 1, 2026; its monthly value is posted on the City's PPAF page, which could not be read, so it is not added to the stored rate.
Gas is Nicor Rate 1 with the 33-cent October 2026 gas cost, current riders, Batavia's 3.5¢ per therm gas use tax and the $0.18 monthly franchise cost. Home insurance is not included: no official Batavia or Illinois premium survey was found.
The 65-gallon cart is the starting value as a mid-size household cart; the City's FAQ pairs the 35-gallon cart with smaller households.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Batavia compares

A typical Batavia house against the 132 Illinois cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Batavia	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	7.43%	8.23%	lower than 93 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Water	$559	$872	lower than 116 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$875	$535	higher than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover
Trash	$289	$283	higher than 67 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,073	$2,163	lower than 73 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Total	$12,795	$11,701	higher than 85 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $559 a year at typical use, lower than 116 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $559 a year at typical use, lower than 116 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $875 a year, higher than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $875 a year, higher than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

Common questions about Batavia house costs

What is the property tax rate in Batavia?

About 7.43% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (payable 2026), Kane County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Batavia?

About $36,547 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the general homestead exemption.

How much is the water bill in Batavia?

About $120 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on City of Batavia.

How much does trash pickup cost in Batavia?

$19 to $26 a month, depending on the trash cart size (35-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included), 65-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included), 95-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included)).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Batavia?

Yes. Switch to the 35-gallon refuse toter (65-gallon recycling toter included) cart (up to $63 a year): Your cart costs $24 a month; the smallest costs $19. Worth it if you rarely fill it.

How much does a house in Batavia cost to run each year?

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