Benton, IL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP 62865, near Benton, homes carry a median value of $153,200, and the county's 1.57% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $2,400 a year on such a home. With median household income at $67,798, that tax bill absorbs about 3.5% of annual earnings, while per-capita income sits at $45,935. A 7.25% combined sales tax applies to purchases in the area. The relationship between home prices and local wages shapes how far a paycheck stretches here, since property taxes are levied on assessed value regardless of what a household earns.
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