Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Logan County is $1,804.00 per year, based on a median home value of $95,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.90% of property value.

Logan 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, Logan County is ranked 42nd by median property taxes, and 29th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Logan County collects a median of 1.90% 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 Logan County is $107,100.00 lower than the Illinois median property value of $202,200.00.

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42nd out of 102 By median yearly property tax

29th out of 102 By percentage of median home value

48th out of 102 By percentage of median income

You can see how Logan 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 Logan County are the responsibility of the Logan County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Lincoln, Illinois.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Logan County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Logan County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Logan County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Logan 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 Logan County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).