Homeowners in Grant Park paid property taxes amounting to 1.8% of their property’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the national average by more than double, according to BlockShopper.com.
During this period, Grant Park’s median home sales price was $278,750, calculated from six properties sold. The city’s median property tax bill for 2025 reached $5,004, making up 1.8% of the median taxed home value.
The average national effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Kankakee County’s highest effective property tax rates for cities were found in St. Anne, Manteno, and Kankakee.
This article determines the 2025 effective property tax rate using estimated inflation adjustments and 2023 county tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly in some cases.
Home prices in the U.S. continued their upward trend in 2025, with the national median price at around $447,000 in June—representing a 1.13% increase from the prior year, Redfin data show. Supply and demand remained uneven, with 36% more sellers than buyers, or a gap of 508,715 homes. Redfin states that a balanced market features buyer and seller numbers within 10% of each other.
The table below presents a comparison of the median effective property tax rates for St. Anne and other Kankakee County cities, based on home sales and property tax data from Q4 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne | 5 | $110,000 | $3,174 | 2.9% |
| Manteno | 37 | $265,000 | $6,980 | 2.6% |
| Kankakee | 115 | $150,000 | $3,556 | 2.4% |
| Bradley | 69 | $179,000 | $4,148 | 2.3% |
| Herscher | 8 | $190,000 | $4,356 | 2.3% |
| Essex | 5 | $180,000 | $4,149 | 2.3% |
| Bonfield | 6 | $235,000 | $4,904 | 2.1% |
| Bourbonnais | 73 | $275,000 | $5,402 | 2% |
| Momence | 22 | $157,275 | $3,167 | 2% |
| Aroma Park | 3 | $160,000 | $3,168 | 2% |
| Grant Park | 6 | $278,750 | $5,004 | 1.8% |
| Limestone | 3 | $315,000 | $3,827 | 1.2% |