Rock Falls property tax: where it goes
A typical Rock Falls house pays about $2,410 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Rock Falls house pays 10.983% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $27,967 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $2,413 a year.
Tax is levied on Whiteside County: Final Equalized Assessed Value minus Exemptions X Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill..
Whiteside County's 2025 rates payable 2026 are the latest published; 2026 rates are not set until 2027.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $27,967 |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Falls Elementary District 13 (schools) | 3.0369% | $667 |
| Rock Falls High School District 301 (schools) | 3.1252% | $687 |
| City of Rock Falls | 1.9787% | $435 |
| Whiteside County | 0.9436% | $207 |
| Coloma Park District | 0.5867% | $129 |
| Sauk Valley Community College 506 | 0.4015% | $88 |
| Coloma Township | 0.3549% | $78 |
| Coloma Township road fund | 0.1729% | $38 |
| Rock Falls Library | 0.1855% | $41 |
| Special Service Area No. 1 | 0.1967% | $43 |
| Total | 10.983% | $2,413 |
2025 tax year (payable 2026), Whiteside County, tax code 01110. Exemptions applied: General Homestead Exemption, reduces assessed value by up to ($6,000).
Ways to pay less
- General Homestead Exemption. Reduces assessed value by up to $6,000 for owners who live in the home as their principal residence. How: See the Whiteside County homestead exemptions page.
- Seniors 65+: Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption. Reduces assessed value by $5,000 for persons 65 or older. How: See the Whiteside County homestead exemptions page.
- Seniors 65+: Assessment Freeze. Freezes the assessment at a base year for owners 65 or older with household income of $75,000 or less who have owned and lived in the home for 2 years. How: See the Whiteside County homestead exemptions page.
- Disabled person's exemption. A reduction of $2,000 in assessed value for disabled homeowners whose home is their principal residence. How: See the Whiteside County homestead exemptions page.
- Returning veterans. A $5,000 reduction in assessed value for veteran homeowners the year they return home from an armed conflict. How: See the Whiteside County homestead exemptions page.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| June and September each year | Whiteside County property tax bills are paid in two installments, due by June and September. |
Sources
Checked October 31, 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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