During the fourth quarter of 2025, Long Lake residents paid property taxes equaling 1.4% of their home’s value, surpassing the national average by over 1.6 times, according to BlockShopper.com.
Long Lake’s median home sales price reached $293,000 for the quarter, calculated from six properties sold in that period. In 2025, the median property tax bill was $4,163, making up 1.4% of the median taxable home value in the city.
The typical effective property tax rate across the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Round Lake Park, Wadsworth, and Forest Lake posted the highest property tax rates among cities in Lake County.
This article uses estimated inflation values and 2023 county tax data to calculate the 2025 effective property tax rate. There might be minor differences from actual effective rates.
U.S. home prices trended upward again in 2025, with the national median rising to approximately $447,000 in June—1.13% above the previous year’s level, according to Redfin. Redfin’s data also shows 36% more homes listed by sellers than buyers nationwide (a gap of 508,715 units). By this standard, Redfin considers a market balanced when buyer and seller counts are within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Round Lake Park’s median effective property tax rate to that of several other Lake County cities, drawing 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% |
