Metro East Sun

Property owners in St. Clair County paid 1.8% the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2022 which is more than 1.7 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Metro East Sun.

The median sales price of a St. Clair County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $132,800, based on data from the 844 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $2,438, which is 1.8% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.7 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of St. Clair County real estate data showed homeowners in Centreville, Cahokia, and Marissa paid the highest rates.

The following table compares Centreville with some other cities belonging to St. Clair County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.

City	Q1 2022 Sales	Q1 2022 Median Price	Median tax 2022	Effective tax rate
Centreville	2	$8,000	$808	10.1%
Cahokia	43	$27,500	$1,583	5.8%
Marissa	6	$30,025	$1,434	4.8%
Brooklyn	1	$6,000	$284	4.7%
East St. Louis	20	$15,250	$621	4.1%
Dupo	13	$63,000	$2,577	4.1%
Alorton	1	$14,900	$604	4.1%
Lenzburg	1	$37,000	$1,284	3.5%
Freeburg	14	$156,250	$4,622	3%
New Athens	12	$80,607	$2,337	2.9%
Summerfield	3	$75,000	$2,153	2.9%
Crest Hill	2	$72,700	$1,995	2.7%
Belleville	319	$115,000	$2,817	2.4%
Millstadt	9	$192,000	$4,574	2.4%
Washington Park	1	$12,109	$268	2.2%
Lebanon	15	$155,000	$3,345	2.2%
Caseyville	26	$97,500	$2,073	2.1%
Smithton	16	$262,750	$5,580	2.1%
Miller	5	$200,000	$4,213	2.1%
Fairview Heights	72	$142,500	$2,836	2%
Swansea	62	$212,500	$4,201	2%
O'Fallon	91	$239,900	$4,576	1.9%
Shiloh	42	$258,500	$4,521	1.7%
Briar Hill	5	$196,500	$3,242	1.7%
Mascoutah	28	$238,500	$3,787	1.6%
Fairmont City	3	$70,000	$1,123	1.6%
St. Libory	6	$162,500	$2,511	1.5%
Collinsville	12	$172,500	$2,484	1.4%
Oak Hills	1	$150,000	$1,811	1.2%