In the fourth quarter of 2025, Mokena homeowners paid property taxes equal to 2.1% of their home values—more than 2.4 times the U.S. average—BlockShopper.com reports.
BlockShopper.com data show the median sales price for a Mokena home in the fourth quarter was $460,000 from 45 properties sold. For 2025, the city’s median property tax bill was $9,741, which represents 2.1% of the median value taxed.
The average effective property tax rate nationwide stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Will County, Wilton, Park Forest and University Park recorded the highest property tax rates among local cities.
This article calculates Mokena’s 2025 effective property tax rate using estimated inflation values and the county’s 2022 tax data. Actual rates could differ slightly.
U.S. home prices increased further in 2025, with the national median reaching roughly $447,000 in June, up 1.13% from the previous year, according to Redfin. Data also highlighted a notable imbalance between supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin considers a market balanced if buyers and sellers are within 10% of each other.
The following table shows how Wilton’s median effective property tax rate compared to other Will County cities, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton | 3 | $87,000 | $5,703 | 6.6% |
| Park Forest | 11 | $148,000 | $6,559 | 4.4% |
| University Park | 25 | $185,000 | $5,446 | 2.9% |
| Crete | 40 | $222,500 | $6,176 | 2.8% |
| Aurora | 36 | $327,000 | $8,849 | 2.7% |
| Steger | 12 | $136,870 | $3,718 | 2.7% |
| Tinley Park | 13 | $538,000 | $13,774 | 2.6% |
| Bolingbrook | 193 | $335,000 | $8,250 | 2.5% |
| Carillon | 7 | $239,000 | $5,676 | 2.4% |
| Frankfort Square | 26 | $308,750 | $7,495 | 2.4% |
| Monee | 17 | $350,000 | $7,909 | 2.3% |
| Lockport | 113 | $325,000 | $7,455 | 2.3% |
| Willowbrook | 7 | $430,000 | $9,816 | 2.3% |
| Romeoville | 84 | $307,500 | $6,826 | 2.2% |
| Minooka | 4 | $404,750 | $9,029 | 2.2% |
| Shorewood | 49 | $372,500 | $8,148 | 2.2% |
| Joliet | 396 | $255,750 | $5,537 | 2.2% |
| New Lenox | 90 | $418,000 | $9,071 | 2.2% |
| Manhattan | 46 | $436,945 | $9,507 | 2.2% |
| Plainfield | 142 | $421,500 | $8,855 | 2.1% |
| Mokena | 45 | $460,000 | $9,741 | 2.1% |
| Channahon | 28 | $355,000 | $7,431 | 2.1% |
| Homer Glen | 56 | $457,500 | $9,631 | 2.1% |
| Frankfort | 76 | $550,000 | $11,701 | 2.1% |
| Crest Hill | 53 | $245,000 | $5,084 | 2.1% |
| Coynes | 2 | $162,500 | $3,395 | 2.1% |
| Naperville | 98 | $653,000 | $13,141 | 2% |
| Ingalls Park | 13 | $164,900 | $3,276 | 2% |
| Rockdale | 5 | $170,000 | $3,431 | 2% |
| Braidwood | 39 | $175,000 | $3,422 | 2% |
| Arbury Hills | 3 | $330,000 | $6,458 | 2% |
| Elwood | 11 | $270,000 | $4,866 | 1.8% |
| Cherry Hill | 2 | $390,000 | $7,000 | 1.8% |
| Beecher | 12 | $292,500 | $5,370 | 1.8% |
| Crystal Lawns | 12 | $300,000 | $5,103 | 1.7% |
| Wilmington | 20 | $247,450 | $4,123 | 1.7% |
| Forest Manor | 3 | $280,000 | $4,483 | 1.6% |
| Spencer | 2 | $557,500 | $8,926 | 1.6% |
| Custer Park | 5 | $262,500 | $4,063 | 1.5% |
| Peotone | 11 | $312,000 | $4,467 | 1.4% |
| Preston Heights | 9 | $205,000 | $2,770 | 1.4% |
| Lakewood Shores | 5 | $250,000 | $2,891 | 1.2% |
| Ridgewood | 4 | $190,000 | $2,184 | 1.1% |
| Fairmont | 8 | $127,500 | $1,137 | 0.9% |