Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Brown County is $1,209.00 per year, based on a median home value of $80,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.51% of property value.

Brown County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--two counties in Illinois, Brown County is ranked 75th by median property taxes, and 70th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Brown County collects a median of 1.51% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Illinois. This is partially because the median property value in Brown County is $122,100.00 lower than the Illinois median property value of $202,200.00.

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75th out of 102 By median yearly property tax

70th out of 102 By percentage of median home value

60th out of 102 By percentage of median income

You can see how Brown County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred--two other counties in Illinois with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Illinois, see our Illinois county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Illinois counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Brown County are the responsibility of the Brown County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Mt. Sterling, Illinois.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Brown County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Brown County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Brown County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Brown County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Brown County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).