River Forest property tax: where it goes
A typical River Forest house pays about $21,410 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A River Forest house pays 9.827% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $227,856 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $21,408 a year.
Tax is levied on Equalized assessed value (EAV), after the $10,000 Homeowner Exemption..
Cook's 2025 rates (bills mailed 2026) are the latest; 2026 rates are not set until 2027.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $227,856 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0.356% | $775 |
| Cook County Consolidated Elections | 0.0287% | $62 |
| Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 0.067% | $146 |
| River Forest Township | 0.1085% | $236 |
| Village of River Forest (incl. library) | 1.4424% | $3,142 |
| River Forest School District 90 (schools) | 4.0587% | $8,842 |
| Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (schools) | 2.8661% | $6,244 |
| Triton College | 0.2664% | $580 |
| River Forest Park District | 0.285% | $621 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $733 |
| Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement | 0.0115% | $25 |
| Total | 9.827% | $21,408 |
2025 tax year (bills due 2026), Cook County. Exemptions applied: Homeowner Exemption ($10,000).
Ways to pay less
- Senior Exemption. The Senior Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a property by $8,000.
- Senior Freeze exemption. Senior homeowners are eligible for this exemption if they are over 65 years of age and have a total household annual income of $65,000 or less in the 2024 calendar year.
Sources
- 2025-tax-code-agency-rates.xlsx
- homeowner-exemption
- 18_Rider_TAX.pdf?branch=prod_alias
- senior-citizen-exemption
- senior-freeze-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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