Buffalo Grove property tax: where it goes
A typical Buffalo Grove house pays about $11,370 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Buffalo Grove house pays 9.473% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $129,987 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $11,367 a year.
Tax is levied on Market value x 10% assessment level x equalization factor, minus the homeowner exemption, x the tax rate..
Cook County publishes 2026 rates in 2027; bills mailed in 2026 use the 2025 rates.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $129,987 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0.356% | $427 |
| Consolidated Elections | 0.0287% | $34 |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 0.067% | $80 |
| Wheeling Township | 0.0312% | $37 |
| Wheeling Township General Assistance | 0.0055% | $7 |
| Wheeling Township Road and Bridge | 0.0095% | $11 |
| Wheeling Township Mental Health | 0.0197% | $24 |
| Village of Buffalo Grove | 0.8583% | $1,030 |
| Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 (schools) | 4.2025% | $5,042 |
| Arlington Heights Township High School District 214 (schools) | 2.2118% | $2,654 |
| Harper College 512 | 0.3691% | $443 |
| Buffalo Grove Park District | 0.5523% | $663 |
| Indian Trails Public Library District | 0.4165% | $500 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $404 |
| Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | 0.009% | $11 |
| Total | 9.473% | $11,367 |
2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Wheeling Township. Exemptions applied: Homeowner exemption ($10,000).
Ways to pay less
- Senior citizen exemption. The Senior Citizen Exemption is an EAV reduction of $8,000.
- Senior freeze exemption. The Senior Freeze Exemption freezes EAV for homeowners with a maximum income of $65,000.
Sources
Checked October 30, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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