Property tax in Saline County, Illinois
In Saline County, the property tax bill comes from the Saline County Treasurer. Taken from Saline County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Saline County, Illinois is $1,597 a year, which is about 1.69% of the county's median home value of $94,300. That effective rate is lower 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 Saline County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Saline County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Saline County Chief County Assessment Office (County Assessor), with the township assessors, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong.
Saline County had not posted due dates for the 2025 tax year bills, which are paid in 2026, as of September 23, 2026. The county says bills go out once a year with two installment due dates that are usually in October and November, but the dates change from year to year, so use the dates printed on the bill. A payment not received or postmarked by its due date is charged a penalty of 1.5% a month, as Illinois law requires, and taxes unpaid after the second installment are published and offered at the county's tax sale, which is usually held in January. One county bill carries the taxes of every local district the property sits in, such as the school district, the city, the township, the park district and the library. Bills can be looked up, and paid by card, through the county's online property tax inquiry, which a private company runs for the county; the Treasurer's office at 618-252-6915 handles lost bills and payment questions.
When are property taxes due in Saline County?
Two installments by default, the first due June 1 and the second September 1, or the date on the bill if later. Cook County and counties using accelerated billing follow different schedules, and the county collector sets the actual dates.
Saline County does not publish the due dates for its bill on its own pages (checked September 23, 2026), so we do not print any here. The dates on your statement are the ones that bind you; who sends which bill is covered above.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Saline County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Saline County's average effective rate of 1.69% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $1,594 / year
Property tax in Saline County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $1,597 |
| Median home value | $94,300 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.69% |
| 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 Saline County compare in Illinois?
Among Illinois's 102 counties, Saline County has the 65th highest effective property-tax rate: 64 rank higher and 37 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Illinois. Nationally, it ranks 195th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Illinois county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Saline County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Saline County's 7,272 owner-occupied homes, 28% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 40.3% pay at least $2,000, and 28.2% pay under $800. Another 4.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 2,050 | 28.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,285 | 17.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 669 | 9.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 891 | 12.3% |
| $3,000 or more | 2,034 | 28% |
| No property tax paid | 343 | 4.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,139 and owners without one pay $1,308. 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 Saline County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $1,597 is about 2.3% of the median income of Saline County homeowner households, $69,346 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 72.5% of Saline 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 Saline County?
Yes. The median bill went from $1,202 in 2015-2019 to $1,597 in 2020-2024, a 32.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 27.8%, from $73,800 to $94,300. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.
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 Saline County
Saline County borders 7 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson County, IL | 1.72% | $2,690 | $156,400 |
| Saline County, IL (this county) | 1.69% | $1,597 | $94,300 |
| Franklin County, IL | 1.57% | $1,394 | $89,000 |
| Gallatin County, IL | 1.57% | $1,305 | $82,900 |
| Hamilton County, IL | 1.33% | $1,512 | $113,700 |
| Johnson County, IL | 1.24% | $1,992 | $160,500 |
| Pope County, IL | 1.03% | $1,477 | $143,800 |
| Hardin County, IL | 0.96% | $1,001 | $103,800 |
How is a home assessed in Saline County?
Illinois assesses homes at 33.33% of market value in every county, Saline County included. How Illinois assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Saline 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 Saline County. Illinois's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Saline County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Illinois ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Saline County property assessment
In Saline County you appeal to the Saline County Board of Review. The deadline: A written complaint must be filed with the Board of Review within 30 calendar days after the county publishes the assessment list for your township, as Illinois law sets for every county outside Cook; after that the Board cannot accept complaints. A complaint sent by U.S. mail counts as filed on its postmark date. Saline County's assessment cycle runs about a year behind: the most recent assessment notice on the county's website, as of September 23, 2026, is for the 2024 values. Start by asking the County Assessor's office to review the assessment. For complaint forms and the Board's rules, call the County Assessor's office at 618-252-0691. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
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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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Saline 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 Saline County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Saline 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.