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Troy property tax: where it goes

A typical Troy house pays about $5,770 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Troy house pays 6.919% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $89,333 of value before exemptions with the homestead exemption, that's about $5,766 a year.

Tax is levied on Taxable assessed value: the equalized assessed value less the exemptions a taxpayer qualifies for. In Illinois, property is assessed at 1/3 its fair market value..

Illinois bills a year in arrears; the 2025 rates (report dated 05/16/2026) are the latest.

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $89,333
City of Troy0.5146%$429
Tri-Township Park District0.1803%$150
Troy Fire Protection District0.3063%$255
Southwestern Illinois College0.3807%$317
Tri-Township Library District0.1504%$125
Madison County0.3633%$303
Jarvis Road & Bridge0.299%$249
Triad CUSD 2 (schools)4.6436%$3,870
Jarvis Township0.0807%$67
Total6.919%$5,766

2025 tax year (payable 2026), Madison County. Exemptions applied: General homestead exemption (owner-occupied, up to) ($6,000).

Ways to pay less

  • Seniors 65+: senior homestead exemption. The Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption is a $5,000 reduction in the EAV of the property. How: File Form PTAX-324.
  • Seniors with household income under $65,000: assessment freeze. Allows senior citizens with a total household maximum income of less than $65,000 to keep their home's EAV at the base year. How: Apply every year (PTAX-340) with the Chief County Assessment Office.
  • Disabled owners: person with disabilities exemption. Reduces the EAV by $2,000 only if the primary residence is owned and occupied by a disabled person that is liable for the payment of property taxes.

Sources

  1. www.madisoncountyil.gov available_exemptions.php

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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