Homeowners in North Chicago, Lake Zurich, and Kildeer saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across 69 Cook County communities.
Deer Park, Echo Lake and Forest Lake did not have 2016 property tax information available.
Property taxes are on the rise in Lake County and Illinois. How much did they increase in your community last year?
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2016 Lake County median property tax bills
| City | Median tax in 2016 | Median tax in 2015 | Change in tax |
| North Chicago | $4,823 | $2,139 | 125.44% |
| Lake Zurich | $13,846 | $7,142 | 93.88% |
| Kildeer | $19,120 | $15,165 | 26.08% |
| Barrington | $9,987 | $9,239 | 8.09% |
| Port Barrington | $7,885 | $7,408 | 6.44% |
| Hawthorn Woods | $12,328 | $11,635 | 5.95% |
| North Barrington | $14,442 | $13,661 | 5.71% |
| Riverwoods | $15,988 | $15,240 | 4.91% |
| Fox Lake | $4,567 | $4,367 | 4.59% |
| Island Lake | $4,532 | $4,337 | 4.49% |
| Mettawa | $13,481 | $12,923 | 4.32% |
| Waukegan | $3,305 | $3,169 | 4.30% |
| Beach Park | $5,261 | $5,047 | 4.26% |
| Lindenhurst | $7,201 | $6,924 | 4.00% |
| Lake Barrington | $6,998 | $6,752 | 3.64% |
| Park City | $3,374 | $3,261 | 3.47% |
| Williams Park | $1,658 | $1,606 | 3.21% |
| Tower Lakes | $9,766 | $9,466 | 3.18% |
| Wauconda | $5,755 | $5,592 | 2.91% |
| Round Lake Heights | $5,193 | $5,051 | 2.81% |
| Round Lake | $6,652 | $6,470 | 2.81% |
| Indian Creek | $10,076 | $9,807 | 2.75% |
| Mundelein | $4,286 | $4,172 | 2.73% |
| Volo | $9,613 | $9,362 | 2.68% |
| Round Lake Beach | $3,902 | $3,802 | 2.63% |
| Gages Lake | $5,144 | $5,013 | 2.61% |
| Highland Park | $12,453 | $12,149 | 2.50% |
| Lake Villa | $8,207 | $8,011 | 2.45% |
| Buffalo Grove | $9,815 | $9,587 | 2.38% |
| Grayslake | $8,116 | $7,935 | 2.29% |
| Grandwood Park | $6,548 | $6,403 | 2.26% |
| Gurnee | $6,591 | $6,446 | 2.26% |
| Venetian Village | $3,674 | $3,595 | 2.19% |
| Lakemoor | $6,558 | $6,422 | 2.12% |
| Hainesville | $5,458 | $5,363 | 1.77% |
| Harris Corners | $9,038 | $8,886 | 1.72% |
| Round Lake Park | $3,010 | $2,960 | 1.69% |
| Lincolnshire | $13,002 | $12,799 | 1.58% |
| Deerfield | $11,415 | $11,239 | 1.57% |
| Zion | $4,573 | $4,507 | 1.47% |
| Third Lake | $9,286 | $9,161 | 1.36% |
| Horatio Gardens | $7,232 | $7,138 | 1.32% |
| Vernon Hills | $7,964 | $7,873 | 1.17% |
| Lake Forest | $13,972 | $13,815 | 1.13% |
| Cary | $6,727 | $6,652 | 1.13% |
| Wadsworth | $8,526 | $8,434 | 1.09% |
| Antioch | $6,097 | $6,037 | 1.00% |
| Barrington Hills | $19,602 | $19,422 | 0.93% |
| Long Grove | $18,266 | $18,108 | 0.87% |
| Channel Lake | $3,809 | $3,786 | 0.61% |
| Libertyville | $9,199 | $9,144 | 0.60% |
| Long Lake | $3,095 | $3,077 | 0.58% |
| Spring Grove | $3,152 | $3,134 | 0.56% |
| Lake Bluff | $10,838 | $10,792 | 0.43% |
| Knollwood | $5,609 | $5,605 | 0.07% |
| Lake Catherine | $3,949 | $3,954 | -0.12% |
| Winthrop Harbor | $5,540 | $5,548 | -0.15% |
| Klondike | $4,023 | $4,039 | -0.38% |
| Green Oaks | $11,960 | $12,015 | -0.46% |
| Lotus Woods | $3,113 | $3,129 | -0.50% |
| Sylvan Lake | $7,442 | $7,490 | -0.64% |
| Ingleside Shore | $4,232 | $4,264 | -0.76% |
| Bannockburn | $23,734 | $24,725 | -4.01% |
| Fox Lake Hills | $4,651 | $4,846 | -4.02% |
| Mylith Park | $2,407 | $2,511 | -4.15% |
| Highwood | $6,260 | $6,569 | -4.70% |
| Fox River Grove | $11,897 | $13,017 | -8.60% |
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How has your tax bill changed over 10 years?
| City | Median tax in 2016 | Median tax in 2007 | Change in tax |
| Volo | $9,613 | $1,965 | 389.16% |
| Lake Zurich | $13,846 | $6,189 | 123.71% |
| Kildeer | $19,120 | $13,101 | 45.94% |
| North Chicago | $4,823 | $3,445 | 40.02% |
| Lake Villa | $8,207 | $6,055 | 35.55% |
| Barrington | $9,987 | $7,376 | 35.40% |
| Grayslake | $8,116 | $6,279 | 29.26% |
| Lindenhurst | $7,201 | $5,623 | 28.06% |
| Lotus Woods | $3,113 | $2,439 | 27.65% |
| Third Lake | $9,286 | $7,306 | 27.10% |
| Wauconda | $5,755 | $4,548 | 26.53% |
| Lakemoor | $6,558 | $5,208 | 25.91% |
| Channel Lake | $3,809 | $3,028 | 25.77% |
| Cary | $6,727 | $5,375 | 25.16% |
| Harris Corners | $9,038 | $7,348 | 23.01% |
| Lake Forest | $13,972 | $11,423 | 22.31% |
| Lake Catherine | $3,949 | $3,245 | 21.70% |
| North Barrington | $14,442 | $11,928 | 21.07% |
| Deerfield | $11,415 | $9,502 | 20.13% |
| Libertyville | $9,199 | $7,713 | 19.27% |
| Buffalo Grove | $9,815 | $8,230 | 19.26% |
| Fox Lake Hills | $4,651 | $3,901 | 19.21% |
| Winthrop Harbor | $5,540 | $4,663 | 18.81% |
| Lake Bluff | $10,838 | $9,189 | 17.95% |
| Long Grove | $18,266 | $15,537 | 17.56% |
| Vernon Hills | $7,964 | $6,776 | 17.54% |
| Fox River Grove | $11,897 | $10,127 | 17.48% |
| Tower Lakes | $9,766 | $8,348 | 16.99% |
| Antioch | $6,097 | $5,216 | 16.89% |
| Riverwoods | $15,988 | $13,680 | 16.87% |
| Lincolnshire | $13,002 | $11,132 | 16.80% |
| Highland Park | $12,453 | $10,691 | 16.48% |
| Round Lake | $6,652 | $5,711 | 16.48% |
| Knollwood | $5,609 | $4,823 | 16.29% |
| Spring Grove | $3,152 | $2,727 | 15.58% |
| Beach Park | $5,261 | $4,553 | 15.56% |
| Lake Barrington | $6,998 | $6,112 | 14.50% |
| Grandwood Park | $6,548 | $5,726 | 14.35% |
| Barrington Hills | $19,602 | $17,185 | 14.06% |
| Mettawa | $13,481 | $11,863 | 13.64% |
| Fox Lake | $4,567 | $4,029 | 13.37% |
| Wadsworth | $8,526 | $7,531 | 13.21% |
| Gurnee | $6,591 | $5,885 | 12.00% |
| Indian Creek | $10,076 | $9,048 | 11.37% |
| Port Barrington | $7,885 | $7,099 | 11.08% |
| Green Oaks | $11,960 | $10,847 | 10.26% |
| Hawthorn Woods | $12,328 | $11,383 | 8.30% |
| Island Lake | $4,532 | $4,195 | 8.02% |
| Round Lake Heights | $5,193 | $4,840 | 7.29% |
| Ingleside Shore | $4,232 | $3,990 | 6.05% |
| Venetian Village | $3,674 | $3,472 | 5.81% |
| Gages Lake | $5,144 | $4,892 | 5.16% |
| Horatio Gardens | $7,232 | $6,878 | 5.15% |
| Highwood | $6,260 | $5,964 | 4.96% |
| Round Lake Beach | $3,902 | $3,785 | 3.07% |
| Long Lake | $3,095 | $3,028 | 2.22% |
| Klondike | $4,023 | $3,951 | 1.82% |
| Zion | $4,573 | $4,492 | 1.82% |
| Mylith Park | $2,407 | $2,368 | 1.67% |
| Hainesville | $5,458 | $5,380 | 1.44% |
| Bannockburn | $23,734 | $24,561 | -3.37% |
| Round Lake Park | $3,010 | $3,221 | -6.56% |
| Mundelein | $4,286 | $4,806 | -10.83% |
| Sylvan Lake | $7,442 | $8,374 | -11.12% |
| Williams Park | $1,658 | $2,010 | -17.53% |
| Waukegan | $3,305 | $4,177 | -20.87% |
| Park City | $3,374 | $4,270 | -20.99% |
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