In Q4 2025, homeowners in Shorewood faced a property tax equal to 2.2% of their home’s value—more than 2.5 times higher than the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
The median price for Shorewood home sales during that period stood at $372,500, based on the sale of 49 properties. The city’s median tax bill in 2025 was $8,148, which amounts to 2.2% of the taxed homes’ median value.
Nationally, the average effective property tax rate reached 0.888% in 2024.
Within Will County, Wilton, Park Forest, and University Park recorded the highest effective tax rates among local cities.
The effective 2025 property tax rate stated above uses estimated inflation adjustments alongside 2022 county tax records. Depending on the actual data, the rate for certain homes may differ slightly.
Home prices across the United States continued climbing in 2025, with the median value hitting nearly $447,000 as of June. That’s a 1.13% increase over the prior year, according to Redfin. Their data indicates a sizeable imbalance in supply and demand: the number of sellers outpaced buyers by 36%, or by 508,715 homes. Redfin views a balanced housing market as one where the difference between buyers and sellers remains under 10%.
The comparative table below provides a look at median effective property tax rates in several Will County cities for Q4 2025, using corresponding sales and tax information.
| 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% |