Homeowners in Limestone paid property taxes amounting to 1.2% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, a rate that is over 1.4 times greater than the national average, BlockShopper.com reported.
According to data from the three homes sold during that period, Limestone’s median sales price was $315,000. The median tax bill for 2025 reached $3,827, which equals 1.2% of the median assessed value for taxed properties in the city.
The average effective property tax rate across the United States was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Kankakee County, the three cities with the highest property tax rates were St. Anne, Manteno, and Kankakee.
This article bases the 2025 effective property tax rate calculation on estimated inflation values and 2023 county tax data. Actual effective rates may differ slightly in some cases.
U.S. home prices saw continued growth in 2025, with the national median reaching around $447,000 in June. This marks a 1.13% increase compared to the prior year, according to Redfin. The data highlight a noticeable imbalance in the market: there were 36% more sellers than buyers, a gap of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced housing market as one where the number of sellers and buyers differs by no more than 10%.
The following table provides a comparison of St. Anne and other Kankakee County cities by their median effective property tax rates, using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 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% |