Morton homeowners paid property taxes equal to 1.9% of their home’s value during the fourth quarter of 2025, which is more than 2.2 times the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.
Data from the fourth quarter of 2025 show the median sales price for a Morton residence was $255,000, calculated from nine sales in that time frame. That year, Morton’s median property tax bill came to $4,870, making up 1.9% of the assessed median home value.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Tazewell County, Heritage Lake, Creve Coeur and Washington ranked as the top three cities with the highest rates.
This article determined 2025’s effective property tax rate utilizing estimated inflation values and 2024 county tax data; minor differences in actual rates may occur.
Across the U.S., home prices rose again in 2025, sending the national median price to roughly $447,000 by June, a 1.13% gain from the prior year, Redfin data show. There remains a major gap between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as having seller and buyer counts within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Heritage Lake to other Tazewell County cities based on the median effective property tax rate, calculated from fourth-quarter 2025 sales and 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% |
