Des Plaines property tax: where it goes
A typical Des Plaines house pays about $8,950 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Des Plaines house pays 7.984% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $122,109 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $8,951 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 each year's rates the year after; the 2025 rates are the latest adopted.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $122,109 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0.356% | $399 |
| Consolidated Elections | 0.0287% | $32 |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 0.067% | $75 |
| Maine Township | 0.0604% | $68 |
| Maine Township General Assistance | 0.0111% | $12 |
| Maine Township Road and Bridge | 0.0382% | $43 |
| City of Des Plaines | 0.8268% | $927 |
| Des Plaines Library | 0.1945% | $218 |
| Des Plaines School District 62 (schools) | 3.1634% | $3,546 |
| Maine Township High School 207 | 2.2826% | $2,559 |
| Oakton College 535 | 0.2027% | $227 |
| Des Plaines Park District | 0.4075% | $457 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $377 |
| Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | 0.009% | $10 |
| Total | 7.984% | $8,951 |
2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Maine 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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