Most Tax Rates for McHenry County’s Upcoming Tax Bills – Up 15% in Algonquin Township Part of Lakewood

Lakewood's new signs are not over a year old.

Lakewood’s new signs are not over a year old.

Here’s what it looks like for my Algonquin Township part of Lakewood:

  • MCHENRY COUNTY – $1.00 per $100 of assessed valuation (up from 79 cents per $100 – this must include the 708 Board Mental Health tax)
  • MCHENRY CO CONSV – 25 cents (up from 20 cents per hundred)
  • [McHenry County] COLLEGE DISTRICT 528 MCC – 39 cents (up from 30 cents per hundred)
  • [Crystal Lake Grade] SCHOOL DIST 47 – $3.95 (up from $3.20 per hundred)
  • [Crystal Lake High] SCHOOL DIST 155 – $2.64 (up from $2.03 per hundred)
  • CRYSTAL LAKE PARK – 46 cents (up from 38 cents per hundred)
  • ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP – 7.4 cents (up from 5.8 cents per hundred)
  • ALGONQUIN TWP RD & BR – 16 cents ((up from 12.7 cents per hundred)
  • LAKEWOOD VILLAGE – $1.04 (down from $1.15 cents per hundred)

The tax rate totals $9.966939 per $100 of assessed valuation (up from $8.696871 per hundred or over 15%)

I was able to make tax rate comparisons by looking at our last year’s tax bill.

My guess is that tax rates soared because assessments tanked.

Most probably cling to the hope that a lower assessment means lower taxes, but under the effects of the Property Tax Cap, it doesn’t work that way.

That because almost all tax districts in McHenry County are well below the maximum rate set by state law or referendum.

As property values climbed well above those of previous years, tax districts were limited to increasing their tax take by the rate of inflation as defined by the Consumer Price Index or CPI.

That forced the County Clerk’s Office to cut tax rates.

So, now if a district asks for as much as is allowed by the Real Estate Tax Cap (PRELL to the professionals) and getting it requires raising the tax rate in order to make up for lower assessments, that’s what happens.

The CPI increased by 3% for the tax bills that will be sent out in May. (For the next year, the figure is 1/7%.)

While a comparison with last year’s rates is too laborious a task for tonight, let me list some of the tax rates that will appear on this coming year’s tax bills. Pull yours out, make your own comparison and tell others what it is in the comment section. the rates are rounded to the nearest cent per $100 of assessed valuation, except for the lowest taxing district rates.

Community College Tax Rates

COLLEGE DISTRICT 509 ELGIN – 53 cents per $100 of assessed value
COLLEGE DISTRICT 511 – ROCK VALLEY – 45 cents per $100
COLLEGE DISTRICT 512 HARPER – 41 cents per $100
COLLEGE DISTRICT 528 MCC – 39 cents per $100

School District Tax Rates

[Alden-Hebron Unit] SCHOOL DIST 19 – $5.37 per $100
[Barrington Unit] SCHOOL DIST 220 – $3.99 per $100
[Cary]Grade] SCHOOL DIST 26 – $3.93 per $100
[Crystal Lake Grade] SCHOOL DIST 47 – $3.95 per $100
[Crystal Lake High] SCHOOL DIST 155 – $2.64 per $100
[Carpentersville Unit] SCHOOL DIST 300 – $5.61 per $100
[Fox River Grove Grade] SCHOOL DIST 3 – $5.34 per $100
[Harvard Unit] SCHOOL DIST 50 – $6.21 per $100
[Huntley Unit] SCHOOL DIST 158 – $5.48 per $100
[Johnsburg Unit] SCHOOL DIST 12 – $5.57 per $100
[Marengo Grade] SCHOOL DIST 165 – $2.96 per $100
[Marengo High] SCHOOL DIST 154 – $2.87 per $100
[McHenry Grade] SCHOOL DIST 15 – $4.67 per $100
[McHenry High] SCHOOL DIST 156 – $2.41 per $100
[Prairie Grove Grade] SCHOOL DIST 46 – $4.09 per $100
[Riley] SCHOOL DIST 18 – $3.36 per $100
[Richmond-Burton Grade] SCHOOL DIST 2 – $3.24 per $100
[Richmond-Burton High] SCHOOL DIST 157 – $3.12 per $100
[Wauconda Unit] SCHOOL DIST 118 – $6.28 per $100
[Wonder Lake Grade] SCHOOL DIST 36 – $5.92 per $100
[Woodstock Unit] SCHOOL DIST 200 – $6.90 per $100

Municipal Tax Rates

ALGONQUIN VILLAGE – 62 cents per $100
BARRINGTON HILLS VILLAGE – $1.35 per $100
BULL VALLEY VILLAGE – 59 cents per $100
CARY VILLAGE – 54 cents per $100
CRYSTAL LAKE CITY – 30 cents per $100
FOX LAKE VILLAGE – 78 cents per $100
FOX RIVER GROVE VILLAGE – 74 cents per $100
GREENWOOD VILLAGE – 0
HARVARD CITY – %2.21 per $100
HEBRON VILLAGE – 69 cents per $100
HOLIDAY HILLS VILLAGE – 24 cents per $100
HUNTLEY VILLAGE – 54 cents per $100
ISLAND LAKE VILLAGE – 72 cents per $100
LAKE IN THE HILLS VILLAGE – 88 cents per $100
LAKEMOOR VILLAGE – 42 cents per $100
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE – $1.04 per $100
MARENGO CITY – $1.14 per $100
MCCULLOM LAKE VILLAGE – $1.26 per $100
MCHENRY CITY – 74 cents per $100
OAKWOOD HILLS VILLAGE – 49 cents per $100
PORT BARRINGTON VILLAGE – 32 cents per $100
PRAIRIE GROVE VILLAGE – 41 cents per $100
RICHMOND VILLAGE – 96 cents per $100
RINGWOOD VILLAGE – 23 cents per $100
SPRING GROVE VILLAGE – 37 cents per $100
TROUT VALLEY VILLAGE – 0
UNION VILLAGE – 45 cents per $100
WONDER LAKE VILLAGE – 46 cents per $100
WOODSTOCK CITY – $1.87 per $100

Fire Protection District Tax Rates

ALG LITH FIRE DIST – 83 cents per $100
BARRINGTON CTRY FIRE – 37 cents per $100
CARY FIRE DIST – 54 cents per $100
CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE CITY – 68 cents per $100
CRYSTAL LAKE RURAL FIRE – 40 cents per $100
FOX LAKE FIRE VILLAGE – 43 cents per $100
FOX RIVER GRV FIRE – 72 cents per $100
HARVARD FIRE DIST – 36 cents per $100
HEB ALD GRW FIRE – 47 cents per $100
HUNTLEY FIRE DIST – 84 cents per $100
MARENGO FIRE DIST – 28 cents per $100
MARENGO RESC SQUAD – 20 cents per $100
MCHENRY FIRE DIST – 50 cents per $100
NUNDA RURAL FIRE – 66 cents per $100
RICHMOND FIRE DIST – 70 cents per $100
SPRING GROVE FIRE – 61 cents per $100
UNION FIRE DIST – 37 cents per $100
WAUCONDA FIRE DIST – 61 cents per $100
WONDER LAKE FIRE – 46 cents per $100
WOODSTOCK FIRE RESCUE – 76 cents per $100

Library District Tax Rates

ALGONQUIN LIBRARY – 52 cents per $100
BARRINGTON LIBRARY – 20 cents per $100
CARY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY – 24 cents per $100
CITY CRYSTAL LAKE LIBRARY – 39 cents per $100
FOX LAKE LIBRARY – 38 cents per $100
FOX RIVER GR LIBRARY – 53 cents per $100
HUNTLEY AREA LIBRARY – 24 cents per $100
OHNSBURG LIBRARY – 16 cents per $100
MARENGO-UNION LIBRARY – 18 cents per $100
MCHENRY LIBRARY – 32 cents per $100
[Lakemoor] RIVER EAST PUBLIC LIBRARY – 19 cents per $100
[Richmond] NIPPERSINK LIBRARY – 19 cents per $100
RURAL WOODSTOCK LIBRARY – 10 cents per $100
WAUCONDA AREA LIBRARY – 47 cents per $100

Park District Tax Rates

BARRINGTON HILLS PARK – 3.8 cents per $100
CARY PARK DISTRICT – 76 cents per $100
CRYSTAL LAKE PARK – 46 cents per $100
HUNTLEY PARK DIST – 43 cents per $100
MARENGO PARK DIST – 40 cents per $100

Township Tax Rates

ALDEN TOWNSHIP – 27 cents per $100
ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP – 7.4 cents per $100
BURTON TOWNSHIP – 9.8 cents per $100
CHEMUNG TOWNSHIP – 17 cents per $100
CORAL TOWNSHIP – 8.7 cents per $100
DORR TOWNSHIP – 13.2 cents per $100
DUNHAM TOWNSHIP – 26 cents per $100
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP – 8.3 cents per $100
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP – 17 cents per $100
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP – 24 cents per $100
HEBRON TOWNSHIP – 25 cents per $100
MCHENRY TOWNSHIP – 17 cents per $100
NUNDA TOWNSHIP – 100 cents per $100
RICHMOND TOWNSHIP – 13 cents per $100
RILEY TOWNSHIP – 26 cents per $100
SENECA TOWNSHIP – 18 cents per $100

Township Road District Tax Rates

ALDEN TWP RD & BR – 34 cents per $100
ALGONQUIN TWP RD & BR – 16 cents per $100
BURTON TWP RD & BR – 12 cents per $100
CHEMUNG TWP RD & BR – 37 cents per $100
CORAL TWP RD & BR – 22 cents per $100
DORR TWP RD & BR – 24 cents per $100
DUNHAM TWP RD & BR – 56 cents per $100
GRAFTON TWP RD & BR – 5.9 cents per $100
GREENWOOD TWP RD & BR – 41 cents per $100
HARTLAND TWP RD & BR – 35 cents per $100
HEBRON TWP RD & BR – 38 cents per $100
MARENGO TWP RD & BR – 38 cents per $100
MCHENRY TWP RD & BR – 31 cents per $100
NUNDA TWP RD & BR – 30 cents per $100
RICHMOND TWP RD &BR – 24
RILEY TWP RD & BR – 30 per $100
SENECA TWP RD & BR – 28 cents per $100

Sanitary District Tax Rates

LITH SANITARY DIST – 8.3 cents per $100
NORTHERN MORAINE [Sanitary District] – 7.1 cents per $100

Cemetery District Tax Rates

NUNDA TWP CEMETERY – 0.2 cents per $100
RICHMOND CEMETERY – 1 cent per $100

Tax rates for Special Service Areas and Tax Increment Financing Districts are in addition to those shown above.

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Comments

Most Tax Rates for McHenry County’s Upcoming Tax Bills – Up 15% in Algonquin Township Part of Lakewood — 9 Comments

  1. OK, here are some of my new tax rates compared to previous year:

    D300: $5.67 (up from $4.80, but pension went from 20 cents to 16 cents)

    Village of Algonquin: 63 cents (up from 57 cents)

    ALITH Fire District: 83 cents (up from 70 cents)

    ECC: 52 cents (up from 45 cents)

    Overall tax rate per $100 valuation: $9.366734 (up from $8.043104)

    Taxes due June 3rd

  2. Thank you for trying to explain this topic.

    Sadly, I still don’t understand.

    I’ll keep reading and maybe it will sink in eventually.

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