Glen Carbon, IL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon house

$9,786a year · $815 a month

Starts at $94,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$6,134
6.971% of $94,000, less $6,000 general homestead exemption
Electricity$1,969
853.4 kWh a month $1,969
Water and sewer$1,449
7,000 gallons a month on Village of Glen Carbon Water: water $60, sewer $61 a month
Trash$233
Residential weekly collection, $19 a month
Home insuranceNot included
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A typical Glen Carbon house costs about $9,800 a year: $6,130 property tax and charges, $1,450 water and sewer, $230 trash, $1,970 electricity; 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:

Seniors 65+: senior homestead exemption
The Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption is a $5,000 reduction in the EAV of the property.
How: File Form PTAX-324.
Seniors with household income under $65,000: assessment freeze
Allows senior citizens with a total household maximum income of less than $65,000 to keep their home's EAV at the base year.
How: Apply every year (PTAX-340) with the Chief County Assessment Office.
Disabled owners: person with disabilities exemption
Reduces the EAV by $2,000 only if the primary residence is owned and occupied by a disabled person that is liable for the payment of property taxes.
Seniors 65+: reduced trash rate
Residents age 65 or older pay $17.47 a month instead of $19.41 for waste collection (May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027).

Money dates

December 9, 2026in 34 daysFourth installment

Who serves this house

Water: Village of Glen Carbon Water; In-village rates. The village code lists the January 1, 2027 and 2028 tables.
Property tax: 6.97% of value; 2025 tax year (payable 2026), Madison County
Garbage: Contract hauler (Village); The Village provides weekly residential collection through contracts with private haulers.
Sewer: Village of Glen Carbon; Sewer user fees are listed as monthly amounts in the village code.
Electricity: Homefield Energy (Village aggregation); Glen Carbon's municipal aggregation supplier is Homefield Energy at 13.09 cents per kWh, term June 2026 - May 2027.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Madison County's 2025 rates (payable 2026) for tax code 105 (Village of Glen Carbon, Glen Carbon Fire, Glen Carbon Centennial Library District, Edwardsville CUSD 7): eight bodies, 6.9709 per $100 of EAV. Other codes (no fire district, Metro East Sanitary, TIF) are not modelled.
Starting value is one third of the Census median value ($282,000 / 3); the $6,000 general homestead exemption comes off it.
Water: the village code lists only the January 1, 2027 table ($8.81 service charge, $8.30-$9.16 per 1,000 gallons) and a January 1, 2028 table 12% above it; Ordinance 2026-19 (May 26, 2026) set a 12% annual increase on both charges. The 2026 rates used here are the 2027 table divided by 1.12 (service $7.87), which matches the 2026 rates on whatwatercosts.org ($7.87, $7.41, $7.76). Sewer (effective January 1, 2026): $6.00 + $9.60 per 1,000 gallons; the Village bills sewer on water used above 1,000 gallons, based on the December-March average. Trash $19.41 a month (May 2026 - April 2027).
Electric: supply is the Village aggregation's Homefield Energy rate (13.09 cents/kWh, June 2026 - May 2027) plus Ameren Illinois non-summer delivery per kWh and the meter and customer charges as the fixed part, applied to all twelve months. Typical kWh = EIA 2024 Ameren Illinois residential average. Customers may opt out and take Ameren's own supply price.
Gas is Ameren Illinois Rate GDS-1: $23.33 a month plus 48.344 cents distribution delivery and the October 2026 gas charge of 45.235 cents per therm (the gas charge changes monthly; riders and gas use tax are not included).
Water 2026 rates = village-code 2027 table / 1.12 (12% annual increase). Gas dropped: Ameren Oct 2026 PGA sheet (GDS-1 NCGC 1.017, CGC 42.688, UBCC 1.530) is image-only so the checker cannot verify it.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Glen Carbon compares

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

Per year	Glen Carbon	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	6.97%	8.23%	lower than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Water	$717	$872	lower than 98 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$732	$535	higher than 84 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover
Trash	$233	$283	lower than 96 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,969	$2,163	lower than 86 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Total	$9,786	$11,701	lower than 100 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. Property tax rate

The fact: Glen Carbon's property tax rate is 6.97%, lower than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Glen Carbon is 6.97%, lower than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $233 a year for the standard cart, lower than 96 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $233 a year for the standard cart, lower than 96 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

Common questions about Glen Carbon house costs

What is the property tax rate in Glen Carbon?

About 6.97% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (payable 2026), Madison County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $34,436 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the general homestead exemption.

How much is the water bill in Glen Carbon?

About $121 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Village of Glen Carbon Water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Glen Carbon?

$19 a month for a house.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Glen Carbon?

Yes. Seniors 65+: senior homestead exemption: The Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption is a $5,000 reduction in the EAV of the property.

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

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