The median sales price of a Piatt County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $135,000, based on data from the 80 properties sold during that time. In 2021 the median tax bill for the county was $2,565, which is 1.9% 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 Piatt County real estate data showed homeowners in Bement, Hammond, and Atwood paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Bement with some other cities belonging to Piatt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bement | 14 | $47,500 | $1,989 | 4.2% |
| Hammond | 2 | $47,300 | $1,668 | 3.5% |
| Atwood | 4 | $59,000 | $1,745 | 3% |
| Cerro Gordo | 5 | $84,897 | $1,946 | 2.3% |
| Monticello | 28 | $161,000 | $3,126 | 1.9% |
| De Land | 1 | $80,000 | $1,425 | 1.8% |
| Mansfield | 6 | $150,250 | $2,528 | 1.7% |
| LaPlace | 1 | $76,000 | $1,155 | 1.5% |
| Cisco | 6 | $110,900 | $1,695 | 1.5% |
| White Heath | 2 | $134,500 | $1,856 | 1.4% |
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