Antioch homeowners paid property taxes equal to 2.5% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025—over 2.8 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price in Antioch in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $350,000, based on 43 homes sold. For 2025, the city’s median tax bill was $8,731—amounting to 2.5% of the median home value taxed.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Lake County, Round Lake Park, Wadsworth, and Forest Lake ranked as the three cities with the highest property tax rates.
This article estimates the effective property tax rate for 2025 using inflation-adjusted values and 2023 county tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly depending on individual circumstances.
Home prices in the U.S. continued rising in 2025, with the national median price reaching approximately $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase over the prior year, according to Redfin. The figures also indicate a wide gap between supply and demand, with 36% more homesellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. Under Redfin’s metrics, a balanced housing market means the number of sellers and buyers is within 10% of each other.
The table below lists and compares the median effective property tax rates for Round Lake Park and other select Lake County cities, based on sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Park | 5 | $49,000 | $4,719 | 9.6% |
| Wadsworth | 9 | $225,000 | $11,235 | 5% |
| Forest Lake | 2 | $209,000 | $7,297 | 3.5% |
| Vernon Hills | 40 | $303,000 | $10,379 | 3.4% |
| Round Lake | 22 | $257,500 | $7,694 | 3% |
| Lincolnshire | 14 | $565,000 | $16,396 | 2.9% |
| Riverwoods | 9 | $650,000 | $18,941 | 2.9% |
| Grayslake | 51 | $347,000 | $9,732 | 2.8% |
| Hainesville | 7 | $252,500 | $6,968 | 2.8% |
| Gurnee | 57 | $350,000 | $9,370 | 2.7% |
| Zion | 43 | $251,000 | $6,612 | 2.6% |
| Third Lake | 2 | $380,750 | $10,056 | 2.6% |
| Fox Lake Hills | 4 | $222,500 | $5,743 | 2.6% |
| Lindenhurst | 30 | $336,000 | $8,704 | 2.6% |
| Round Lake Heights | 4 | $262,000 | $6,707 | 2.6% |
| Buffalo Grove | 42 | $505,000 | $13,039 | 2.6% |
| Antioch | 43 | $350,000 | $8,731 | 2.5% |
| Volo | 3 | $411,000 | $10,422 | 2.5% |
| Gages Lake | 21 | $305,000 | $7,763 | 2.5% |
| North Chicago | 23 | $225,000 | $5,730 | 2.5% |
| Island Lake | 2 | $240,000 | $5,990 | 2.5% |
| Wauconda | 17 | $295,000 | $7,389 | 2.5% |
| Winthrop Harbor | 14 | $273,000 | $6,771 | 2.5% |
| Grandwood Park | 9 | $386,500 | $9,595 | 2.5% |
| Deerfield | 49 | $582,500 | $14,463 | 2.5% |
| Channel Lake | 2 | $209,250 | $5,120 | 2.4% |
| Lake Villa | 15 | $390,000 | $9,234 | 2.4% |
| Mundelein | 18 | $307,250 | $7,068 | 2.3% |
| Green Oaks | 6 | $655,500 | $15,032 | 2.3% |
| Lake Bluff | 16 | $613,000 | $14,017 | 2.3% |
| Harris Corners | 2 | $425,000 | $9,635 | 2.3% |
| Lake Barrington | 16 | $425,000 | $9,245 | 2.2% |
| Hawthorn Woods | 9 | $667,500 | $14,741 | 2.2% |
| Beach Park | 25 | $315,000 | $6,609 | 2.1% |
| Waukegan | 91 | $234,000 | $5,012 | 2.1% |
| Round Lake Beach | 52 | $250,500 | $5,316 | 2.1% |
| Long Grove | 9 | $1,040,000 | $22,137 | 2.1% |
| Kildeer | 7 | $849,500 | $18,156 | 2.1% |
| Highwood | 6 | $457,500 | $9,487 | 2.1% |
| Lake Catherine | 5 | $265,000 | $5,434 | 2.1% |
| Libertyville | 65 | $589,000 | $11,865 | 2% |
| North Barrington | 10 | $828,750 | $16,742 | 2% |
| Fox Lake | 19 | $295,000 | $5,707 | 1.9% |
| Lotus Woods | 4 | $214,750 | $4,067 | 1.9% |
| Ingleside Shore | 9 | $270,000 | $5,094 | 1.9% |
| Barrington | 16 | $650,000 | $12,118 | 1.9% |
| Highland Park | 39 | $840,000 | $16,364 | 1.9% |
| Lakemoor | 5 | $405,000 | $7,207 | 1.8% |
| Venetian Village | 8 | $285,000 | $5,084 | 1.8% |
| Park City | 2 | $369,500 | $6,541 | 1.8% |
| Deer Park | 6 | $760,000 | $13,373 | 1.8% |
| Lake Zurich | 34 | $520,000 | $9,405 | 1.8% |
| Mylith Park | 2 | $277,250 | $4,042 | 1.5% |
| Knollwood | 3 | $543,000 | $7,921 | 1.5% |
| Lake Forest | 36 | $1,197,500 | $17,873 | 1.5% |
| Long Lake | 6 | $293,000 | $4,163 | 1.4% |
