East Peoria homeowners paid property taxes equating to 2.2% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is over 2.5 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price for homes in East Peoria during that period was $165,000, based on 57 properties sold. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 stood at $3,635—representing 2.2% of the median taxable home value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Tazewell County, Heritage Lake, Creve Coeur, and Washington had the highest property tax rates among cities.
This article calculates the 2025 effective property tax rate based on estimated inflation and 2024 county-provided tax figures. Actual effective property tax rates may be slightly different in some instances.
National median home prices increased in 2025, reaching around $447,000 in June, a 1.13% rise from the prior year according to Redfin. The figures also indicate a notable supply-demand imbalance, with 36% more sellers than buyers—a gap of 508,715 homes. Redfin considers a market balanced when seller and buyer numbers remain within 10% of each other.
The following table shows how Heritage Lake compares to other Tazewell County cities in terms of median effective property tax rates, calculated from fourth-quarter 2025 sales and property tax information.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Lake | 2 | $185,750 | $5,250 | 2.8% |
| Creve Coeur | 9 | $82,000 | $1,885 | 2.3% |
| Washington | 65 | $205,000 | $4,620 | 2.3% |
| East Peoria | 57 | $165,000 | $3,635 | 2.2% |
| Pekin | 59 | $125,000 | $2,628 | 2.1% |
| Morton | 9 | $255,000 | $4,870 | 1.9% |
| North Pekin | 6 | $106,250 | $1,760 | 1.7% |
| Tremont | 2 | $395,000 | $4,446 | 1.1% |
