Palatine property tax: where it goes
A typical Palatine house pays about $10,520 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Palatine house pays 8.727% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $130,593 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $10,524 a year.
Tax is levied on Market value x 10% assessment level x equalization factor, minus the homeowner exemption, x the tax rate..
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $130,593 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0.356% | $429 |
| Consolidated Elections | 0.0287% | $35 |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 0.067% | $81 |
| Palatine Township | 0.0393% | $47 |
| Palatine Township General Assistance | 0.0048% | $6 |
| Palatine Township Road and Bridge | 0.0414% | $50 |
| Palatine Township Mental Health | 0.032% | $39 |
| Village of Palatine | 0.7793% | $940 |
| Palatine Public Library District | 0.3073% | $371 |
| Community Consolidated School District 15 (schools) | 3.2636% | $3,936 |
| Palatine Township High School 211 (schools) | 2.5242% | $3,044 |
| Harper College 512 | 0.3691% | $445 |
| Palatine Park District | 0.5689% | $686 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $406 |
| Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | 0.009% | $11 |
| Total | 8.727% | $10,524 |
2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Palatine 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.
- Yard-waste exempt discount. The Yard-Waste Exempt Discount is $1.50 per month.
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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