Prospect Heights property tax: where it goes
A typical Prospect Heights house pays about $10,430 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Prospect Heights house pays 8.691% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $129,987 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $10,428 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 $129,987 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0.356% | $427 |
| Consolidated Elections | 0.0287% | $34 |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 0.067% | $80 |
| Wheeling Township | 0.0312% | $37 |
| Wheeling Township General Assistance | 0.0055% | $7 |
| Wheeling Township Road and Bridge | 0.0095% | $11 |
| Wheeling Township Mental Health | 0.0197% | $24 |
| City of Prospect Heights | 0.2897% | $348 |
| Prospect Heights School District 23 (schools) | 2.8796% | $3,455 |
| Township High School District 214 | 2.2118% | $2,654 |
| Harper College 512 | 0.3691% | $443 |
| Prospect Heights Park District | 0.6571% | $788 |
| Prospect Heights Public Library District | 0.4674% | $561 |
| Prospect Heights Fire Protection District | 0.9532% | $1,144 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $404 |
| Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | 0.009% | $11 |
| Total | 8.691% | $10,428 |
2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Wheeling 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.
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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