Kane County Reporter

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Geneva, prices range from $800,000 to $1.75 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

A 4,764-square-foot home listed for $1.555 million was put on the market this month. 

Property taxes at that address were reported to be $33,092 in 2016 – an effective tax rate of 2.13 percent.

The effective property tax rate refers to the percentage of a home's value the owner pays in property taxes each year. In Illinois, the average homeowner pays 2.3 percent of their home value in property taxes – much higher than homeowners in Indiana (0.87 percent) and Colorado (0.60 percent). 

What rates will high-end buyers pay?

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Most Expensive Homes for Sale in Geneva

Address	Beds	Baths	Square Feet	Asking Price	Days on Zillow	Price per square foot
ON413 Old Kirk Rd	7	7	6,000	$1,750,000	116	$292
1088 Dunstan Rd	5	7	4,764	$1,555,000	7	$326
26 South St	5	4	4,200	$1,300,000	98	$310
1496 Cooper Ln	3	4	2,400	$1,125,000	163	$469
543 Creekside Dr	5	6	3,927	$1,100,000	27	$280
48 South St	4	4	3,400	$1,100,000	113	$324
320 S 7th St	4	3	4,246	$1,100,000	56	$259
48 South St	4	4	3,400	$1,100,000	99	$324
617 Peck Rd	5	4	3,925	$1,079,000	468	$275
814 A Hawthorne Ln	4	4	3,100	$989,000	324	$319
814-B Hawthorne Ln	4	4	3,200	$959,000	380	$300
39 W821 S Hathaway Ln	5	7	5,127	$899,900	190	$176
212 Burgess Rd	3	4	3,100	$899,000	21	$290
215 Peyton St	4	4	4,400	$859,000	393	$195
814 S Batavia Ave	6	4	3,784	$799,800	185	$211

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Upper Bracket: Geneva Effective Property Tax Rates

Address	Asking Price	2016 Taxes	Effective Tax Rate at Ask
215 Peyton St	$859,000	$24,152	2.81%
39 W821 S Hathaway Ln	$899,900	$24,646	2.74%
543 Creekside Dr	$1,100,000	$24,624	2.24%
1088 Dunstan Rd	$1,555,000	$33,092	2.13%
320 S 7th St	$1,100,000	$21,279	1.93%
814 S Batavia Ave	$799,800	$13,867	1.73%

Source for all: Zillow.com