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Gurnee property tax: where it goes

A typical Gurnee house pays about $9,630 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Gurnee house pays 9.017% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $114,767 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $9,627 a year.

Tax is levied on Your tax bill is based on two factors: the equalized assessed value (EAV) of your property, and the amount of money your local taxing districts need to operate during the coming year..

Lake County's 2025 rates (payable 2026) are the latest; 2026 rates are not set until 2027.

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $114,767
Gurnee School District 56 (schools)4.0856%$4,362
Warren Township High School District 121 (schools)2.6643%$2,845
Gurnee Park District0.4728%$505
Lake County0.5197%$555
Forest Preserve District of Lake County0.1568%$167
College of Lake County 5320.2685%$287
Warren Township0.2599%$277
Warren Township Road and Bridge0.305%$326
Warren-Newport Public Library District0.2842%$303
Total9.017%$9,627

2025 tax year (payable 2026), Lake County. Exemptions applied: General homestead exemption (owner-occupied) ($8,000).

Ways to pay less

  • Owner-occupied: general homestead exemption. Lowers the equalized assessed value of the property by $8,000. How: Apply through the Chief County Assessment Office's Smartfile E-Filing Portal.

Sources

  1. General-Homestead-Exemption

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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