University Park homeowners paid property taxes equal to 2.9% of their home values in the fourth quarter of 2025, which was more than 3.3 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
BlockShopper.com data show the median sales price for homes in University Park was $185,000 during this period, based on 25 properties sold. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 was $5,446, making up 2.9% of the median taxable home value.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. in 2024 stood at 0.888%.
Within Will County, Wilton, Park Forest, and University Park recorded the three highest effective property tax rates.
This article’s 2025 effective property tax rate calculations use estimated inflation along with the county’s tax data from 2022. The actual effective rate in some instances may differ slightly.
U.S. home prices saw an increase in 2025, hitting a national median of roughly $447,000 in June—a 1.13% rise from the prior year, according to Redfin. The report also cited a significant imbalance in the housing market, with 36% more sellers than buyers, totaling a gap of 508,715 homes. Redfin notes a balanced market requires seller and buyer numbers to be within 10% of each other.
The table below presents a comparison of Wilton with other Will County cities by their median effective property tax rate, using fourth-quarter 2025 sales and tax data.
| 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% |