Summit property tax: where it goes
A typical Summit house pays about $7,730 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Summit house pays 12.787% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $70,478 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $7,733 a year.
Tax is levied on Equalized assessed value (EAV) less exemptions.
Cook County bills in 2026 use tax year 2025 rates; 2026 rates are not published until 2027.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $70,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Village of Summit | 1.6958% | $1,026 |
| Cook County | 0.356% | $215 |
| Summit School District 104 (schools) | 5.5386% | $3,350 |
| Community High School District 217 (schools) | 3.5551% | $2,150 |
| Moraine Valley Community College District 524 | 0.3669% | $222 |
| Summit Park District | 0.4886% | $296 |
| Summit Public Library District | 0.1961% | $119 |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | 0.3366% | $204 |
| Other districts (Consolidated Elections, Forest Preserve, Lyons Township, road and bridge, mosquito abatement) | 0.253% | $153 |
| Total | 12.787% | $7,733 |
2025 tax year, Cook County tax code 21038. Exemptions applied: Homeowner Exemption ($10,000).
Ways to pay less
- Homeowner Exemption. The Homeowner Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a property by $10,000. How: See the Cook County Assessor’s Homeowner Exemption page.
- Seniors over 65 with income up to $65,000: Senior Freeze. 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. How: This exemption must be filed annually; the normal filing period has ended, and applications are processed as Certificates of Error.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| On or about March 1 each year | The first installment of taxes is due and is 55% of the previous year's total amount. |
Sources
- www.cookcountyassessoril.gov
- www.cookcountyassessoril.gov
- tax.illinois.gov
- www.cookcountyassessoril.gov
- www.cookcountyassessoril.gov
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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