On average, Lake County homeowners paid $7,347 annually in property taxes, the highest property taxes in Illinois, according to a new Tax Foundation analysis.
The Tax Foundation based its analysis on median property taxes paid within counties in 2018 using five-year estimates.
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Where Do People Pay the Highest Property Taxes?
| State | Region Where Residents Pay the Most in Property Taxes | Average Property Tax Payments |
| Alabama | Shelby County | $1,050 |
| Alaska | Anchorage Municipality | $4,067 |
| Arizona | Coconino County | $1,535 |
| Arkansas | Benton County | $1,292 |
| California | Marin County | $7,433 |
| Colorado | Arapahoe County | $1,864 |
| Connecticut | Fairfield County | $7,393 |
| Delaware | New Castle County | $1,893 |
| Florida | Monroe County | $3,130 |
| Georgia | Fulton County | $2,901 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu County | $1,896 |
| Idaho | Blaine County | $1,900 |
| Illinois | Lake County | $7,347 |
| Indiana | Hamilton County | $2,428 |
| Iowa | Dallas County | $3,564 |
| Kansas | Johnson County | $3,018 |
| Kentucky | Oldham County | $2,695 |
| Louisiana | St. Tammany County | $1,720 |
| Maine | Cumberland County | $3,745 |
| Maryland | Howard County | $5,582 |
| Massachusetts | Norfolk County | $5,592 |
| Michigan | Washtenaw County | $4,232 |
| Minnesota | Hennepin County | $3,336 |
| Mississippi | Madison County | $1,565 |
| Missouri | Platte County | $2,666 |
| Montana | Missoula County | $2,658 |
| Nebraska | Douglas County | $3,286 |
| Nevada | Douglas County | $2,091 |
| New Hampshire | Rockingham County | $6,293 |
| New Jersey | Bergen / Essex counties | $10,000 |
| New Mexico | Bernalillo County | $2,032 |
| New York | Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester counties | $10,000 |
| North Carolina | Orange County | $3,488 |
| North Dakota | Cass County | $2,672 |
| Ohio | Delaware County | $5,348 |
| Oklahoma | Cleveland County | $1,854 |
| Oregon | Washington County | $3,784 |
| Pennsylvania | Chester County | $5,177 |
| Rhode Island | Washington County | $4,299 |
| South Carolina | Beaufort County | $1,466 |
| South Dakota | Lincoln County | $2,947 |
| Tennessee | Williamson County | $2,301 |
| Texas | Collin County | $5,594 |
| Utah | Summit County | $2,469 |
| Vermont | Chittenden County | $5,353 |
| Virginia | Fairfax County | $5,641 |
| Washington | King County | $4,611 |
| West Virginia | Putnam County | $988 |
| Wisconsin | Dane County | $4,994 |
| Wyoming | Teton County | $3,896 |
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