McHenry County tax rates

Newly released McHenry County 2010 property tax rates reveal a number of double-digit increase over 2009,supporting the theory that when assessments drop, rates go up to make up the difference.

Taxing body ‘09 rate ‘10 rate Change

Algonquin Area Library 0.3694 0.4086 +10.6%

Algonquin Township 0.0532 0.0577 + 8.5%

Algonquin Twp. Road and Bridge 0.1171 0.1270 + 8.5%

Algonquin-LITH Fire District 0.5855 0.6378 + 8.9%

Barrington Countryside Fire District 0.3442 0.4107 + 19.3%

Barrington Countryside Park District 0.0290 0.0339 + 17.0%

Barrington Library 0.1667 0.1948 + 16.8%

Barrington Unit District 220 3.4095 3.9499 + 15.8%

Burton Township 0.0667 0.0727 + 8.9%

Burton Twp. Road and Bridge 0.0818 0.0891 + 8.9%

Cary Area Library 0.1708 0.1849 + 8.3%

Cary Elementary Dist. 26 2.6982 2.9158 + 8.1%

Cary Fire District 0.3789 0.4101 + 8.2%

Cary Park District 0.5352 0.5752 + 7.5%

City of Crystal Lake 0.2449 0.2227 -9.1%

Community Unit District 300 3.9548 4.4103 + 11.5%

Crystal Lake Elem. Dist. 47 2.7285 3.1075 + 13.9%

Crystal Lake Fire Dist. 0.4920 0.5348 + 8.7%

Crystal Lake High School Dist. 155 1.9054 2.0347 + 6.8%

Crystal Lake Library 0.2773 0.3145 + 13.4%

Crystal Lake Park District 0.3519 0.3758 + 6.8%

Crystal Lake Rural Fire Dist. 0.3706 0.4018 + 8.4%

Elgin Community College 0.3844 0.3782 -1.6%

Fox Lake Fire Dist. 0.3420 0.3601 + 5.3%

Fox Lake Library 0.2807 0.2989 + 6.5%

Fox River Grove Elementary Dist. 3 3.9335 4.2207 + 7.3%

Fox River Grove Fire District 0.5529 0.6228 + 12.6%

Fox River Grove Library 0.3910 0.4192 + 7.2%

Grafton Township 0.0591 0.0720 + 21.8%

Grafton Township Road and Bridge 0.0417 0.0508 + 21.8%

Harper College 0.3215 0.3438 + 6.9%

Huntley Area Library 0.2026 0.2352 + 16.0%

Huntley Fire District 0.6111 0.7182 + 17.5%

Huntley Park District 0.2922 0.3651 + 24.9%

Huntley Unit District 158 4.1233 4.8118 + 16.7%

Lake in the Hills Sanitary District 0.0567 0.0663 + 16.8%

McHenry County 0.7157 0.7927 + 10.8%

McHenry County College 0.2740 0.3039 + 10.9%

McHenry County Conservation Dist. 0.1775 0.1956 + 10.2%

McHenry Elem. Dist. 15 3.0926 3.4292 + 10.9%

McHenry Elem. Dist. 156 1.6245 1.7804 + 9.6%

McHenry Fire Dist. 0.4215 0.4598 + 9.1%

McHenry Library 0.2239 0.2450 + 9.4%

McHenry Township 0.1217 0.1323 + 8.7%

McHenry Township Road and Bridge 0.2210 0.2402 + 8.7%

Nunda Rural Fire District 0.4958 0.5344 + 7.8%

Nunda Township 0.0737 0.0799 + 8.5%

Nunda Township Cemetery 0.0013 0.0014 + 8.3%

Nunda Township Road and Bridge 0.2189 0.2375 + 8.5%

Village of Algonquin 0.4839 0.5198 + 7.4%

Village of Barrington Hills 1.1237 1.2905 + 14.8%

Village of Bull Valley 0.4377 0.4718 + 7.8%

Village of Cary 0.3797 0.4088 + 7.7%

Village of Fox Lake 0.6019 0.6343 + 5.4%

Village of Fox River Grove 0.5529 0.5898 + 6.7%

Village of Huntley 0.4116 0.4714 + 14.5%

Village of Island Lake 0.4734 0.5037 + 6.4%

Village of Lake in the Hills 0.6717 0.7632 + 13.6%

Village of Lakemoor 0.3021 0.3292 + 9.0%

Village of Oakwood Hills 0.3517 0.3770 + 7.2%

Village of Port Barrington 0.2123 0.2501 + 17.8%

Wauconda Area Library 0.3413 0.3676 + 7.7%

Wauconda Fire District 0.4412 0.4798 + 8.8%

Wauconda Unit Dist. 118 4.2218 4.7935 + 13.5%

Source: McHenry County Clerk’s Office