Finance

City of St. Charles Tax Facts

Real Estate Tax Information

• The City's Portion of Property Taxes:  Approximately 10% of the total property tax bill 

  • For example, in 2021, a resident in a $300K home paid $800.00 for a full year of city services.  The property tax bill for a property is calculated by taking the property's Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) multiplied by the property's total property tax rate. EAV approximates 1/3 of a property's market value.

• City Property Tax Rate: $0.851564 (Approximately 10% of the total property tax rate for a property). The rate reflects the 2021 levy year payable in 2022.

• City of St. Charles Equalized Assessed Value (EAV): $1,643,068,511.

• Value is as of December of 2021 and represents the taxable value of all of the property within the City of St. Charles.

Other tax information:

*The City of St. Charles does not require a real estate transfer tax.

*The City of St. Charles imposes an additional tax of 3% of the sales price of alcoholic beverages sold in the City (for immediate consumption and package sales)

Sales Tax Information

• Sales Tax Rate 8%

  • 5% - State

  • 1% - City

  • 1% - Home Rule Sales Tax

  • .25% - County

  • .75% - RTA

Alcohol Tax Rate -  3%

Hotel/Motel Tax Rate -  6% of 94% of the gross rental revenues.

Local Fuel Tax Rate - $.02 per gallon of fuel sold within the City.

Licensing Information

• ​The City of St. Charles does not require:

  • Vehicle Stickers

  • General Business Licenses

  • Annual Dog and Cat Licenses*

*Visit Kane County Animal Control website for information about required fees from the county. 

• For information about required City permits and licenses, visit our Forms, Permits and Records webpage.