Bill W., Lombard, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $223158, Present Value (2018), $237870, Property Taxes (2017), $6224, Total Taxes Paid Since 2000, $85005, , , , , “Going on social security that’s going to be a heavy burden.”​

Richard E., Lebanon, IL, Present Value (2018), $358896, Property Taxes (2017), $7969, Taxes Paid Since 2013, $29895 , , , , , , , “Does there need to be a change in terms of the political makeup of those who set those policies?”​

Holli W., Hudson, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $241057, Property Taxes (2007), $4821, Property Taxes (2017), $5483, Total Taxes Paid Since 2007, $61535, , , , , “We now consider that we rent our house from the government.”​

Greg B., Lake Zurich, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $172810, Present Value (2018), $623730, Property Taxes (2000), $10402, Property Taxes (2017), $14008, Taxes Paid Since 2000, $206393, , , “Having to spend that kind of money on property taxes puts a major dent.”​

Barry F., Des Plaines, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $248924, Present Value (2018), $122560, Property Taxes (2007), $2835, Property Taxes (2017), $2609, Total Taxes Paid Since 2007, $33,351, , “It’s the circus that is going down in Springfield.”​

Stan G., Wheaton, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $292033, Present Value (2018), $307980, Property Taxes (2001), $3242, Property Taxes (2017), $5841, Total Taxes Paid, $83112, % Tax to Present Value, 40%, “With the taxes the way they are with the governor choice that we have and the dysfunction in Springfield we don’t see a really good reason to stay.”​

Jesse W., Wauconda, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $169126, Present Value (2018), $214917, Property Taxes (2012), $6368, Property Taxes (2017), $5890, Total Taxes Paid, $30426, % Tax to Present Value, 14%, “It was really difficult to justify to a mortgage lender that we can make the tax payments.”​

John G., Yorkville, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $70670, Present Value (2018), $274089, Property Taxes (2000), $4941, Property Taxes (2017), $8954, Total Taxes Paid Since 2000, $122035, , , “It both affects directly my ability to spend money on things that I need and it also suppresses the property values.”​

Bill B., Inverness, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $531915, Present Value (2018), $496520, Property Taxes (2017), $13519, Total Taxes Paid, $49830, % Tax to Present Value, 10%, , , “It makes us live almost paycheck to paycheck.”

Terri G., Algonquin, IL, Purchase (inflation adj), $425819, Present Value (2018), $321726, Property Taxes (2002), $6047, Property Taxes (2017), $10483, Taxes Paid Since 2002, $145815, , “I am constantly concerned about what is going on in the state with the property taxes the debt and the corruption.”​