La Grange, IL · Updated Oct 2026

What a La Grange 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 La Grange house

$12,160a year · $1,013 a month

Starts at $99,993 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$8,172
9.080% of $99,993, less $10,000 homeowner exemption
Electricity and gas$2,270
583 kWh a month $1,458 · 74.87 therms $811
Water and sewer$1,502
9 units (CCF) a month on Village of La Grange water: water $106, sewer $19 a month
Trash$216
65-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart, $18 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical La Grange house costs about $12,200 a year: $8,170 property tax and charges, $1,500 water and sewer, $220 trash, $2,270 electricity and gas; 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:

Switch to the 35-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart cartUp to $19 a year
Your cart costs $18 a month; the smallest costs $16. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Each residential unit is entitled to one exchange for a different capacity cart or one container removal at no charge. Contact Flood Brothers at (630) 261-0400 for service plan information.
Homeowner Exemption
The Homeowner Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a property by $10,000.
How: Apply with the Cook County Assessor.
Senior Exemption
The Senior Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a property by $8,000.
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.

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What you knowTrash cart

Value before exemptionsLa Grange spans several Cook County tax codes; code 21030 (School District 102) totals 9.0803 per $100, 21235 and 21286 (also District 102) 9.3166 and 9.0803, codes 21032, 21076 and 21103 (District 105) 8.2101 to 8.3155, and codes 21073, 21180, 21182 and 21185 (District 106) 8.0205 to 8.2142. Code 21030 is shown.

I live here and have the Homeowner Exemption

Home insurance, a yearFrom your policy's declarations page.

Your use

Water, units a month

On your water bill. 1 unit (CCF) is 748 gallons. A typical house uses 7–12.

Electricity, kWh a month

On your ComEd bill. An electric car adds about 300 kWh.

Gas, therms a month (yearly average)

Who serves this house

Water: Village of La Grange water; Water use charge: $11.79 per 100 cubic feet.
Property tax: 9.08% of value; 2025 tax year, Cook County tax code 21030
Electricity: ComEd; ComEd's municipal tax addition table lists LaGrange.
Gas: Nicor Gas; Nicor's Rider 8 table lists LaGrange.
Garbage: Flood Brothers; Flood Brothers offers refuse cart service plans on a subscription basis.
Water and sewer: Village of La Grange; Village residents are billed for water and sewer usage every other month.

Pay or manage your bills

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Cook County's 2025 agency rates for tax code 21030 (Village of La Grange and its library fund, School District 102, Lyons Township High School 204, College of DuPage, La Grange Park District, MWRD; total 9.0803 per $100 of equalized assessed value). Elections, Forest Preserve, Lyons Township, road and bridge and mosquito abatement are grouped as other districts.
The starting value is the Assessor's median 2025 board value for Lyons Township single-family homes ($33,001) times the 2025 equalization factor 3.0300; it is a township figure, not a La Grange-only one, and the $10,000 Homeowner Exemption comes off it.
Water is $11.79 and sewer $2.12 per 100 cubic feet from the Village fee schedule dated August 2025; the Village's minimum charges ($78.50 water and $14.11 sewer per bi-monthly bill) equal about 6.66 CCF of use per bill, so the page prices all use per CCF with no separate base charge. Newspaper reports say trustees raised water rates about 6.85 percent in April 2026, but no updated official schedule could be found, so the August 2025 schedule is the latest published rate. HOLD: the post-April-2026 water (and possibly sewer) rate is not in any loadable official source (Fee-Schedules page, Diligent portal and Chapter 52 text unreadable; paid fetch cap reached), so water/sewer figures are stale and the city must stay unpublished.
Garbage uses the last published Flood Brothers cart rates, in effect to July 31, 2025; the Village approved a new five-year contract in July 2025 with a reported 3 percent increase, but no newer rate sheet is published. HOLD: the 2025-26 Flood Brothers cart rates are not published in any loadable source.
Electricity and gas follow the Westchester method: ComEd delivery plus the October 2026 price to compare plus La Grange's 0.628 cents municipal tax addition and 0.330 cents state addition; Nicor Rate 1 plus October 2026 supply with La Grange's 5.15% charge.
Typical EAV = board_tot 33001 x 3.0300 (modelling).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How La Grange compares

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

Per year	La Grange	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	9.08%	8.23%	higher than 93 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Water	$1,273	$872	higher than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$229	$535	lower than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover
Trash	$216	$283	lower than 105 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,270	$2,163	higher than 99 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Total	$12,160	$11,701	higher than 75 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $1,273 a year at typical use, higher than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,273 a year at typical use, higher than 111 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $229 a year, lower than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $229 a year, lower than 98 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $216 a year for the standard cart, lower than 105 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 $216 a year for the standard cart, lower than 105 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,270 a year, higher than 99 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,270 a year for a typical house, higher than 99 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

Common questions about La Grange house costs

What is the property tax rate in La Grange?

About 9.08% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Cook County tax code 21030), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $44,494 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowner exemption.

How much is the water bill in La Grange?

About $125 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Village of La Grange water.

How much does trash pickup cost in La Grange?

$16 to $21 a month, depending on the trash cart size (95-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart, 65-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart, 35-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in La Grange?

Yes. Switch to the 35-gallon refuse + 65-gallon recycling cart cart (up to $19 a year): Your cart costs $18 a month; the smallest costs $16. Worth it if you rarely fill it.

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

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