Countryside, IL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Countryside 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 Countryside house

$10,447a year · $871 a month

Starts at $109,881 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$7,437
7.446% of $109,881, less $10,000 homeowner exemption
Electricity and gas$2,230
583 kWh a month $1,458 · 74.87 therms $772
Water$781
7,000 gallons a month on City of Countryside water: water $65 a month
TrashNot included
Collected by Groot; price not published for Countryside, so not priced here
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Countryside house costs about $10,500 a year: $7,440 property tax and charges, $780 water, $2,230 electricity and gas; trash is billed separately, and home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 31, 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:

Homeowner Exemption
The Homeowner Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a property by $10,000.
How: Apply with the Cook County Assessor.
Seniors 65+: Senior Exemption
Most senior homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they are 65 years of age or older (born in 1960 or prior) and own and occupy their property as their principal place of residence.
How: Apply with the Cook County Assessor.
Seniors over 65 with income up to $65,000: Senior Freeze
Owners over 65 years of age with a total household annual income of $65,000 or less in the 2024 calendar year may be eligible.
How: Apply with the Cook County Assessor; eligible seniors must apply annually.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Countryside water; Single-family residential, effective June 1, 2026: $5.00 per month service availability charge plus $8.92 per 1,000 gallons.
Property tax: 7.45% of value; 2025 tax year, Cook County tax code 21011
Garbage: Groot Industries; Each resident is supplied with a 95-gallon trash cart, and additional trash carts are available for a fee.
Electricity: ComEd; ComEd's municipal tax addition table lists Countryside.
Gas: Nicor Gas; Nicor Gas lists Countryside among the Cook County communities it serves.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Cook County 2025 agency rates for tax code 21011 (7.4458 per $100 of equalized assessed value); the City of Countryside itself has a 0 rate. Elections, Forest Preserve, Lyons Township, road and bridge and mosquito abatement are grouped as other districts.
The starting value is the median 2025 board value ($36,264.50) of single-family homes in assessor neighborhoods 21082, 21084, 21131 and 21132 (the median of the Countryside parcels alone is $35,103) times the 2025 equalization factor 3.0300; the $10,000 Homeowner Exemption comes off it.
Water is $5.00 a month plus $8.92 per 1,000 gallons (single-family, from June 1, 2026). Sewer is treated as paid through the South Lyons Township Sanitary District tax rate in code 21011; homes in Ward 2 pay the City flat $12.00 a month plus $1.95 per 1,000 gallons above 7,000, which this page does not model.
Electricity: ComEd delivery plus the October 2026 price to compare plus Countryside's 0.628 cent municipal tax addition and 0.330 cent state addition. Gas: Nicor Rate 1 plus the October 2026 supply rate; Nicor's municipal tax table does not list Countryside.
Not included: homeowners insurance.
Garbage: Groot Industries collects in Countryside and bills residents directly; the only Groot rate sheet found ($18.75/month, 2020) is for the La Grange Highlands civic association, not Countryside, and neither Groot's Countryside page nor the city code states a rate, so no trash price is modelled.
Median is over 3,436 single-family homes in those neighborhoods.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Countryside house costs

What is the property tax rate in Countryside?

About 7.45% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Cook County tax code 21011), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $36,484 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowner exemption.

How much is the water bill in Countryside?

About $65 a month for water at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Countryside water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Countryside?

Collected by Groot; price not published for Countryside, so not priced here

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Countryside?

Yes. Seniors 65+: Senior Exemption: Most senior homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they are 65 years of age or older (born in 1960 or prior) and own and occupy their property as their principal place of residence.

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

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