Kewanee property tax: where it goes

A typical Kewanee house pays about $1,960 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Kewanee house pays 10.644% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $24,400 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $1,959 a year.

Tax is levied on The general homestead exemption reduces the equalized assessed value, up to a maximum of $6,000 in counties other than Cook and those next to it..

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

Who taxes this house

2025 tax year (payable 2026), Henry County tax code 200004. Exemptions applied: General homestead exemption (reduces EAV, up to a maximum of $6,000 outside Cook and its neighbors) ($6,000).

Ways to pay less

• Seniors 65+: senior homestead exemption. The reduction in equalized assessed value is $5,000 in counties other than Cook County and counties contiguous to Cook County. How: Apply through the county assessment office.
• Seniors 65+ with household income of $75,000 or less: assessment freeze. The freeze is open to people at least 65 with household income of $75,000 or less for taxable year 2026 (payable in 2027). How: File Form PTAX-340 each year with the Chief County Assessment Office.

Sources

1. Henry County 2025 rates by tax code
2. Illinois tax relief

Checked October 30, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.