Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Shelby County is $1,375.00 per year, based on a median home value of $84,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.63% of property value.

Shelby 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, Shelby County is ranked 64th by median property taxes, and 58th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Shelby County collects a median of 1.63% 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 Shelby County is $117,700.00 lower than the Illinois median property value of $202,200.00.

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64th out of 102 By median yearly property tax

58th out of 102 By percentage of median home value

59th out of 102 By percentage of median income

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

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