Geneva levies a 0.5 percent sales tax. The average of six suburbs in Kane County is 0.83. The high is 1.5 percent; the low is 0.5 percent.
Kane County Reporter analyzed the sales tax collections in six Kane County suburbs and found they generated a total of $13,067,304 in tax revenue in 2016. That was the equivalent of 4% spent by local government.
Below is a list of Kane County municipalities' local tax revenue.
Municipality
Population
Local sales tax rate
2016 revenue from sales tax
Percent of total revenue
Village of West Dundee
7,331
1.5%
$1,860,375
12%
Village of North Aurora
16,760
0.5%
$959,918
5%
Village of South Elgin
22,224
0.5%
$1,492,166
5%
Village of Sugar Grove
8,997
1%
$537,868
3%
City of St. Charles
33,267
1%
$5,993,378
4%
City of Geneva
21,495
0.5%
$2,223,599
2%
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