The median owner-occupied home in Grundy County had a real-estate tax bill of $5,260 (± $186) a year, compared with $5,189 in Illinois and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $259,200 (± $8,685), compared with $250,500 in Illinois and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Grundy County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 52,920 | 12,692,653 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $5,260 ± $186 | $5,189 ± $19 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $259,200 ± $8,685 | $250,500 ± $863 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $93,060 ± $4,776 | $81,702 ± $363 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.03% ± 0.10 points | 2.07% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 75.8% ± 1.6 points | 66.8% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 26.0% ± 1.5 points | 31.3% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 18.1% ± 2.5 points | 22.1% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Grundy County (17)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Braceville (partly in this county)
- Braidwood (partly in this county)
- Carbon Hill
- Channahon (partly in this county)
- Coal City (partly in this county)
- Diamond (partly in this county)
- Dwight (partly in this county)
- East Brooklyn
- Gardner
- Godley (partly in this county)
- Kinsman
- Mazon
- Minooka (partly in this county)
- Morris
- Seneca (partly in this county)
- South Wilmington
- Verona
Other named communities in Grundy County (28)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Aux Sable
- Centerville (historical)
- Central City
- Claypool
- Claypool Woods
- Divine
- Eileen
- Fields of Saratoga
- Gaslight Village
- Gorman
- Harrisonville
- Heatherfield
- Highland Town (historical)
- Langham
- Lisbon North
- Mazonia
- Nettle Creek
- Paytonville
- Pebble Beach
- Pine Grove
- Pine Meadow Estates
- Richards Park
- Ridgecrest
- Sand Ridge
- Saratoga
- Stockdale
- Wauponsee
- Willow Ridge