Wheeling, IL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Wheeling home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Wheeling house

$15,397a year · $1,283 a month

Starts at $129,987 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$11,918
9.933% of $129,987, less $10,000 homeowner exemption
Electricity and gas$2,297
693 kWh a month $1,526 · 74.87 therms $772
Water and sewer$890
7,000 gallons a month on Village of Wheeling: water $55, sewer $14, swancc fee $1, stormwater fee $5 a month
Trash$291
Single family, one pickup a week (96-gallon refuse cart, 64-gallon recycling cart), $24 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Wheeling house costs about $15,400 a year: $11,920 property tax and charges, $890 water and sewer, $290 trash, $2,300 electricity and gas; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 30, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

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.
Late-payment penalty waiver
The Director of Finance may waive the penalty upon the request of an account holder with a record of prompt payment for the prior 2 years.

Who serves this house

Water: Village of Wheeling; Meters are read bimonthly.
Property tax: 9.93% of value; 2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Wheeling Township
Garbage: WM; Waste Management (WM) is the exclusive residential waste hauler for Wheeling
Gas: Nicor Gas; Nicor Gas lists Wheeling among the communities it serves.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The source of drinking water used by the Village of Wheeling is Purchased Surface Water.
Lead: Our Community Water Supply has developed a service line material inventory. All lead service lines have been removed.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses Cook County's 2025 rates (percent per $100 of equalized assessed value) for the most common Wheeling combination: Wheeling Township, Wheeling CCSD 21, High School District 214, Harper College, Wheeling Park District and Indian Trails Library; the sum is 9.93, above the Clerk's 9.755 composite average for the village because that average includes lower-rate parts of Wheeling (Prospect Heights SD 23, River Trails Park District, Prospect Heights Library, Forest River Fire District). Special Service Areas are listed at 0.0000.
The starting value is the Assessor's $429,000 Wheeling Township median estimate x 10% x the 3.0300 state factor = $129,987, minus the $10,000 homeowner exemption.
Water 2026: $8.14 and sewer $2.01 per 1,000 gallons, both with a 3,000 gallon minimum per bimonthly bill; the $1.35 monthly SWANCC fee and $4.50 monthly stormwater fee ($2.70 and $9.00 per two-month bill) are shown monthly. Cook County sanitary sewer costs of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are in the tax rate.
Garbage uses WM's single-family rate for June 2026 to May 2027 ($24.27 per month, billed by WM every three months). Typical water use is not published by the village, so the page's default is used.
Electricity is ComEd's 2026 delivery rates plus the non-summer supply price to compare; summer supply is higher. Gas is Nicor Rate 1 plus the October 2026 supply cost. Not included: the Village's gas and electricity use taxes. The Village's 2011 revenue manual (wheelingil.gov/Archive/ViewFile/Item/115, Ch. 4.11 and 4.15) lists a gas use tax of 2.4 cents per therm and a tiered electric use tax starting at 0.457 cents per kWh. Its rate columns date from 2002 and 2007, and the current Municode text could not be loaded (403), so no current rate is confirmed and nothing is added to the bill. Also not included: homeowners insurance (no official premium survey found) and electric aggregation supply differences.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Wheeling compares

A typical Wheeling house against the 132 Illinois cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Wheeling	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	9.93%	8.23%	higher than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Water	$658	$872	lower than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$233	$535	lower than 97 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover
Trash	$291	$283	higher than 69 of the other 127 Illinois cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,297	$2,163	higher than 114 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover
Total	$15,397	$11,701	higher than 116 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Wheeling's property tax rate is 9.93%, higher than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Wheeling is 9.93%, higher than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $658 a year at typical use, lower than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $658 a year at typical use, lower than 106 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $233 a year, lower than 97 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $233 a year, lower than 97 of the other 123 Illinois cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,297 a year, higher than 114 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,297 a year for a typical house, higher than 114 of the other 131 Illinois cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

Common questions about Wheeling house costs

What is the property tax rate in Wheeling?

About 9.93% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (payable 2026), Cook County, Wheeling Township), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Wheeling?

About $48,670 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homeowner exemption.

How much is the water bill in Wheeling?

About $74 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Village of Wheeling.

How much does trash pickup cost in Wheeling?

$24 a month for a house.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Wheeling?

Yes. Senior citizen exemption: The Senior Citizen Exemption is an EAV reduction of $8,000.

How much does a house in Wheeling cost to run each year?

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