Niles recorded a median commercial property tax rate of 5.3% for fiscal year 2025, making it the 34th-highest among Cook County municipalities, according to BlockShopper.com.
The median rate countywide was 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, placing Niles 2.4 percentage points higher than that mark.
Hanover Park and Calumet City both posted a 2.9% median rate during the same period in Cook County.
Commercial tax rates across the county’s 92 cities spanned from a low of 1.1% in Harwood Heights to a high of 15.6% in Chicago Heights.
Niles’s median commercial property tax rate was 4.7% in fiscal year 2024, ranking 39th in Cook County at that time.
Commercial property tax rates averaged 1.76% in 2024 among 53 major U.S. cities, based on an analysis from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. For a property valued at $1 million, with $200,000 in fixtures, the estimated annual property tax was around $21,060. These rates varied considerably, from less than 1% in certain locations to up to 4% in others.
Many states use classification systems that can lead to commercial, industrial, and apartment properties incurring higher property tax rates than residential properties. In some areas, business properties are taxed several times more than residences; for instance, Charleston’s rate can be roughly six times higher than its residential property tax rate.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Heights | 15.6% |
| 2 | Stone Park | 12.7% |
| 3 | Calumet Park | 9.9% |
| 4 | Hazel Crest | 9.1% |
| 5 | Homewood | 9% |
| 5 | Lynwood | 9% |
| 7 | Wheeling | 8.8% |
| 8 | Hoffman Estates | 8.5% |
| 9 | Matteson | 8.3% |
| 10 | Oak Forest | 8.1% |
| 11 | Barrington | 7.8% |
| 12 | Dolton | 7.7% |
| 13 | Justice | 7.5% |
| 14 | Palos Heights | 7.4% |
| 15 | Lansing | 7.3% |
| 16 | Prospect Heights | 7% |
| 17 | South Holland | 6.9% |
| 17 | Elgin | 6.9% |
| 19 | Alsip | 6.8% |
| 19 | Orland Park | 6.8% |
| 21 | Bellwood | 6.5% |
| 22 | Franklin Park | 6.4% |
| 23 | Palos Hills | 6.3% |
| 23 | Buffalo Grove | 6.3% |
| 25 | Palatine | 6.1% |
| 25 | Westchester | 6.1% |
| 27 | Mount Prospect | 5.7% |
| 28 | Northfield | 5.6% |
| 28 | Schaumburg | 5.6% |
| 28 | Elmwood Park | 5.6% |
| 31 | La Grange Park | 5.5% |
| 31 | River Grove | 5.5% |
| 31 | River Forest | 5.5% |
| 34 | Niles | 5.3% |
| 34 | Hanover Park | 5.3% |
| 34 | Calumet City | 5.3% |
| 37 | Roselle | 5.2% |
| 37 | Western Springs | 5.2% |
| 39 | Rolling Meadows | 4.9% |
| 40 | South Barrington | 4.8% |
| 41 | Berwyn | 4.7% |
| 41 | Streamwood | 4.7% |
| 41 | Glencoe | 4.7% |
| 41 | Park Ridge | 4.7% |
| 45 | Summit | 4.6% |
| 46 | Harvey | 4.5% |
| 46 | Broadview | 4.5% |
| 48 | Midlothian | 4.4% |
| 48 | Maywood | 4.4% |
| 50 | Brookfield | 4.3% |
| 50 | Worth | 4.3% |
| 52 | Wilmette | 4.2% |
| 52 | Countryside | 4.2% |
| 54 | Crestwood | 4.1% |
| 54 | Skokie | 4.1% |
| 54 | Schiller Park | 4.1% |
| 57 | Bartlett | 4% |
| 57 | Des Plaines | 4% |
| 59 | Lincolnwood | 3.9% |
| 59 | La Grange | 3.9% |
| 61 | Lemont | 3.8% |
| 62 | Northbrook | 3.7% |
| 63 | Morton Grove | 3.6% |
| 63 | Elk Grove Village | 3.6% |
| 63 | Glenview | 3.6% |
| 66 | Tinley Park | 3.5% |
| 66 | Bridgeview | 3.5% |
| 68 | Arlington Heights | 3.4% |
| 68 | Oak Lawn | 3.4% |
| 70 | Blue Island | 3.3% |
| 71 | Winnetka | 3.1% |
| 72 | Oak Park | 2.9% |
| 73 | Hickory Hills | 2.8% |
| 73 | Melrose Park | 2.8% |
| 73 | Lyons | 2.8% |
| 76 | Norridge | 2.7% |
| 76 | Berkeley | 2.7% |
| 78 | Cicero | 2.5% |
| 78 | Northlake | 2.5% |
| 80 | Hillside | 2.4% |
| 80 | Glenwood | 2.4% |
| 82 | Chicago Ridge | 2.3% |
| 83 | Evergreen Park | 2.2% |
| 84 | North Riverside | 2.1% |
| 84 | Markham | 2.1% |
| 84 | Chicago | 2.1% |
| 87 | Evanston | 2% |
| 88 | Forest Park | 1.9% |
| 88 | Posen | 1.9% |
| 90 | Willow Springs | 1.3% |
| 91 | Burbank | 1.1% |
| 91 | Harwood Heights | 1.1% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8526 Golf Road | 9.5% |
| 2 | 8134 Milwaukee Ave. | 8.2% |
| 3 | 7701 N. Milwaukee Ave. | 6.6% |
| 4 | 6767 N. Milwaukee Ave. | 5.8% |
| 5 | 6839 N. Milwaukee Ave. | 4.8% |
| 5 | 6954 Touhy Ave. | 4.8% |
| 7 | 7740 Milwaukee Ave. | 4% |
| 8 | 7124 Touhy Ave. | 3.4% |
Note: Some property addresses may be incomplete or missing due to limitations in county assessor data.
Information in this article was obtained from BlockShopper.com. The source data can be found here.