Rogers Park, a Chicago neighborhood, experienced an increase in its effective property tax rate from 1.3% in 2016 to 1.5% in 2025—a rise of 0.2 percentage points over the decade, according to BlockShopper.com.
Across the city, Chicago’s average effective property tax rate was 1.4% in 2025, the same as in 2016. Rogers Park’s 2025 rate surpassed the citywide average.
Of the 110 neighborhoods analyzed, Rogers Park had the 19th smallest rise in effective property tax rates for the period reviewed in Chicago.
Rogers Park’s current effective property tax rate of 1.5% in 2025 ranked 60th compared to other neighborhoods in the city.
This rate is 1.7 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 0.888% recorded in the U.S. in 2024.
According to Redfin, U.S. home prices continued their climb in 2025, with the national median price near $447,000 as of June, an increase of 1.13% from a year prior. Redfin’s data also highlights an imbalance in supply and demand, showing 36% more sellers than buyers—a gap of 508,715 homes. By their criteria, a balanced market has buyer and seller figures within 10% of each other.
Even with static or declining property tax rates, rising home values can still push homeowners’ tax bills upward. Tax amounts are set by both the tax rate and a property’s assessed value, so increasing real estate prices can broaden the tax base and lead to higher bills, even when local rates fall. According to a Lincoln Institute of Land Policy analysis, the average effective property tax rate for median-valued homes in each state’s largest city dropped more than 5% between 2023 and 2024.
Meanwhile, rising property valuations in several regions have increased overall tax bases. As property taxes are linked to market values, higher home prices can yield larger tax bills even as rates remain steady or fall. National housing surveys indicate that every 1% rise in median home value tends to correspond with approximately a 0.71% reduction in the effective tax rate, showing that governments collect more revenue as strong home price growth brings down rates.
| Year | Effective Property Tax Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from BlockShopper.com. The source data can be found here.
