Tax Rates
Last updated: Public Relations Specialist |
Property Tax
2019 Property Tax | Per $100 of Assessed Valuation |
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Village Government | 0.2683 |
Fire Pension | 0.1536 |
Police Pension | 0.1385 |
Village Library | 0.2103 |
Downers Grove's property tax bills are issued by DuPage County on or about May 1st of each year for the preceding tax year (e.g. tax bills issued in 2019 apply to 2018 taxes). Your property tax bill is made up of payments to a number of separate local government units including county, township, village, library, fire district, park district, and various school districts.
Your tax bill is computed based on the assessed value of your property multiplied by a tax rate. Learn more about the assessment process HERE.
Sales Tax
Sales Tax Rates | Total Tax Rate | % to Village |
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General Merchandise | 8.00% |
2% |
Qualifying Food and Drug | 1.75% | 1% |
Vehicles | 7.00% | 1% |
The Village receives a portion of retail sales taxes collected by businesses operating within Downers Grove. Questions related to the collection and administration of sales tax hould be directed to the Illinois Department of Revenue. All Illinois municipalities receive 1.00% of the State of Illinois sales tax rate of 6.25% on general merchandise.
In addition, municipalities that have "home rule" designation, such as Downers Grove, may impose an additional sales tax (home rule sales tax) on top of the state rate. Downers Grove collects an additional 1.00% home rule sales tax.
Utility Taxes
Utility Taxes | Rate or % |
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Natural Gas | $.015/therm |
Electricity | 3.5% |
Telecommunications |
6.0% |
Natural Gas Tax
The Village taxes natural gas usage at $.015 per therm. This tax appears on the utility bill from Nicor.
Electricity Tax
The Village taxes electric usage at 3.5% times consumption. This tax appears on the utility bill from your electric provider.
Telecommunications Tax
The 6% telecommunications tax is imposed on gross charges for all intrastate and interstate messages. It includes charges for home phones, cellular phones, internet and pagers. This tax appears on the utility bill from your telecommunications provider.
Other Taxes Collected by the Village
Other Taxes | Rate or % |
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Hotel | 4.5% |
Motor Fuel Tax | $0.015/gallon |
Food and Beverage | 1.5% (as of March 1, 2021) |
Real Estate Transfer | None |