Property Taxes
Property taxes are a scourge on families, elderly, and widows. Even if you own your house, you’ll never stop paying the government to live there.
The first step to controlling your tax burden is to know how to shop around. Click the link below to access St. Clair County’s Property Tax Inquiry
Once there, use an address (or other search criteria) to find the property you are interested in.
Pay careful attention to the Tax Year selected. This also allows you to see the tax history of this property.
Taxing Bodies
The “Taxing Bodies” portion of the report allows you to see where all your tax dollars go.
Assessments
The “Assessments” portion of the report can be confusing. When reading dollar amounts, multiply the total by ‘3’ to get the actual assessment amount.
Map it out
If you would like to see property on a map, CLICK HERE to view a map of the Property Tax Inquiry.
City Limits
As you can see in the photo above, if you zoom out on the Parcel Map Viewer, you can see an overlay of the various cities.
alternatives to government schools
- Homeschooling
- Local Private Schools
Fairview Heights School Districts
DISTRICT #105
Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 is located in the East section of Fairview Heights.
DISTRICT #110
Grant-Ellini School District 110 is located in the Central/North section of Fairview Heights.
DISTRICT #189
East St. Louis School District 189 is overlaps the West section of Fairview Heights, and it’s extremely high tax rate is a main reason for the area’s lack of business/personal investment.
