Property tax appeals in Hancock County, Illinois

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024Last checked January 29, 2026

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Median home value: $113,800
Median property tax paid per year: $2,059
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Census figuresMedian home value $113,800 · Median property tax paid per year $2,059Published data
Who hears appeals in IllinoisIllinois Property Tax Appeal BoardPublished data
Illinois: When are property tax appeal deadlines in Illinois?Verified
Illinois: Who decides property tax appeals in Illinois?Verified
Illinois: How is a property tax appeal filed in Illinois?Verified
Illinois: What evidence do Illinois review bodies accept?Verified
Who hears a Hancock County appealIn research
The filing deadlineIn research
Forms and how to fileIn research
What evidence countsIn research

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What do Hancock County property taxes and assessments look like?

Figures from public records and the Census, each with its source. They describe the county's homes as a group, not the value of any one home.

What do homeowners in Hancock County pay in property tax?

The median owner-occupied home in Hancock County was worth $113,800, and the median property tax its owners paid was $2,059 a year, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Median home value: $113,800; Margin of error ±$4,244.
Median property tax paid per year: $2,059; Margin of error ±$136.
Median tax as a share of median value: 1.81%; A ratio of two medians, not a tax rate. Your own bill depends on your assessment and local levies.
Owner-occupied homes: 6,191; Margin of error ±199.

These are survey estimates of what owners reported about their own homes. They are not assessed values, not tax rates, and not an opinion of what any home is worth.

They cannot tell you whether your own assessment is fair. That takes a comparison with similar homes, which we offer only in counties we have researched.

Median home value: Hancock County compared

Hancock County$113,800
Typical Illinois county$134,650
Typical US county$185,300

Typical US county $185,300; Typical Illinois county $134,650; Hancock County $113,800

Census survey medians for owner-occupied homes. "Typical" is the middle county of the 102 in Illinois and of all US counties.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077.

Median property tax paid: Hancock County compared

Hancock County$2,059
Typical Illinois county$2,431
Typical US county$1,619

Typical Illinois county $2,431 a year; Hancock County $2,059 a year; Typical US county $1,619 a year

Property tax guides for Hancock County homeowners

Homestead Exemption: What It Is and How to Get ItIllinois · Hancock County
How to Lower Your Property Taxes: What to Check FirstIllinois · Hancock County

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Where do these facts come from?

Data credits: Census ACS (public domain) · Census county adjacency (public domain)

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