West Central Reporter

Property owners in Hancock County paid 2.8% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the fourth quarter of 2023, which is more than 2.5 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by West Central Reporter.

The median sales price of a Hancock County home in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $60,000, based on data from the 37 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $1,649, which is 2.8% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 2.5 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Hancock County real estate data showed homeowners in Carthage, Warsaw, and Hamilton paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2023 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Carthage with some other cities belonging to Hancock County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2023.

City	Q4 2023 Sales	Q4 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
Carthage	5	$41,000	$1,884	4.6%
Warsaw	4	$60,000	$1,791	3%
Hamilton	12	$69,375	$2,012	2.9%
La Harpe	2	$47,250	$1,222	2.6%
Nauvoo	4	$122,500	$2,541	2.1%
Bowen	2	$116,500	$879	0.8%