During the fourth quarter of 2025, Wadsworth property owners paid property taxes amounting to 5% of their home values, surpassing the national average rate by more than 5.6 times, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price for homes sold in Wadsworth during the fourth quarter of 2025 was $225,000, based on nine transactions. For 2025, the city’s median tax bill stood at $11,235, representing 5% of the median taxed home value.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. was 0.888% in 2024.
Round Lake Park, Wadsworth, and Forest Lake recorded the highest property tax rates among cities in Lake County.
This article’s calculations for 2025 effective property tax rates use estimated inflation figures combined with 2023 tax data from the county. Actual property tax rates may differ in some instances.
U.S. home prices saw continued growth in 2025, with the median price nationally at about $447,000 as of June. That reflects a 1.13% increase over the prior year, according to Redfin. The platform’s data also indicates a notable disparity between supply and demand, as there were 36% more homes listed by sellers than sought by buyers—a surplus of 508,715 homes. Redfin considers a housing market balanced if seller and buyer totals are within 10% of each other.
The table below shows a comparison of Round Lake Park’s median effective property tax rate with several other 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% |
