Property tax in Fulton County, Illinois
In Fulton County, the property tax bill comes from the Fulton County Treasurer (the county collector). Every due date for the 2025 Levy, payable 2026 bill has passed, and the county had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Fulton County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Fulton County, Illinois is $2,289 a year, which is about 2.14% of the county's median home value of $107,200. That effective rate is higher than the typical Illinois county (1.81%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Fulton County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Fulton County Treasurer (the county collector). The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Fulton County Supervisor of Assessments, with the township assessors, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Township assessors value homes, and the Supervisor of Assessments acts as clerk of the Board of Review. A Board of Review decision can be appealed to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. One county bill carries the taxes of every local district the property sits in, such as schools, cities, townships, park, library and fire districts. Online and phone payments go through an outside payment processor that charges 2.5% on cards and $1.50 for an electronic check. Payments can also be mailed with the bill stubs to the Fulton County Treasurer, P.O. Box 111, Lewistown, IL 61542, made in person at the courthouse, paid at most local banks through the due dates, or left in the courthouse drop box (by 4 p.m. on a due date to count as on time). Returned checks carry a $25 fee.
When are property taxes due in Fulton County?
Every due date for the 2025 Levy, payable 2026 bill has passed, and Fulton County had not posted the next cycle's dates when we checked on September 23, 2026. If that bill is still unpaid, the late-payment rules below apply to it. Counties usually repeat the schedule, but confirm the new dates on your next bill. For the 2025 Levy, payable 2026 bill, Fulton County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due June 12, 2026 and the last September 4, 2026. Each installment not paid by its due date is charged interest of 1.5% a month, or part of a month, starting the day after the due date. September 16, 2026 is the last day to avoid the $10 certified mailing fee, and October 1, 2026 the last day to keep a name out of the newspaper's delinquent list; for both, the payment must be in the Treasurer's office by 4 p.m., and postmarks are not accepted. September 30, 2026 is the last day to pay by phone or online, and after that date personal checks are not accepted. To keep the taxes out of the October tax sale, payment must be in the office by 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026; postmarks are not accepted. Taxes sold at the sale carry interest of up to 9% for each six months until paid off through the County Clerk.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First installment | June 12, 2026 (passed) | A mailed payment postmarked on or before the due date is accepted; a postage meter imprint is not proof of a timely payment. Banks take payments only through the due dates. |
| Second installment | September 4, 2026 (passed) |
From Fulton County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Fulton County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Fulton County's average effective rate of 2.14% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $2,294 / year
Property tax in Fulton County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $2,289 |
| Median home value | $107,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.14% |
| Typical Illinois county rate | 1.81% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Fulton County compare in Illinois?
Among Illinois's 102 counties, Fulton County has the 14th highest effective property-tax rate: 13 rank higher and 88 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 54th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Illinois county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Fulton County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Fulton County's 10,565 owner-occupied homes, 34.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 54.4% pay at least $2,000, and 13.1% pay under $800. Another 2.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,380 | 13.1% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,969 | 18.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,183 | 11.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 2,102 | 19.9% |
| $3,000 or more | 3,644 | 34.5% |
| No property tax paid | 287 | 2.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,563 and owners without one pay $2,066. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Fulton County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $2,289 is about 3.3% of the median income of Fulton County homeowner households, $70,012 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 76.6% of Fulton County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Fulton County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,895 in 2015-2019 to $2,289 in 2020-2024, a 20.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 21%, from $88,600 to $107,200.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Fulton County
Fulton County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County, IL | 2.24% | $3,552 | $158,500 |
| Fulton County, IL (this county) | 2.14% | $2,289 | $107,200 |
| McDonough County, IL | 2.13% | $2,285 | $107,500 |
| Tazewell County, IL | 2.11% | $3,536 | $167,500 |
| Mason County, IL | 2.09% | $2,162 | $103,400 |
| Knox County, IL | 1.96% | $2,190 | $111,900 |
| Warren County, IL | 1.81% | $1,903 | $105,000 |
| Schuyler County, IL | 1.78% | $1,950 | $109,700 |
How is a home assessed in Fulton County?
Illinois assesses homes at 33.33% of market value in every county, Fulton County included. How Illinois assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Fulton County?
Yes. Illinois's General Homestead Exemption is $6,000 of equalized assessed value in most counties, $8,000 in counties next to Cook, and $10,000 in Cook County. That is the Illinois rule, and it applies in Fulton County. Illinois's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Fulton County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Illinois ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Fulton County property assessment
In Fulton County you appeal to the Fulton County Board of Review. The deadline: A written complaint on the Board of Review's form must be filed within 30 days after the assessment changes are published in a county newspaper. Complaints can be delivered to the Assessment Office in Lewistown by 4 p.m. on the last day, or mailed with a postmark on or before it. Complaints for Canton Township can also be filed at the Canton Township Office. Faxed or emailed complaints are not accepted, and late ones are not heard. The deadline for the 2025 assessment year was December 15, 2025; the county has not posted the 2026 date. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Fulton County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Illinois's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Illinois rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Illinois page.
Work out your own numbers
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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Fulton County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Illinois income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Illinois actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Fulton County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Fulton County, Illinois: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.