Taxes in Carbondale
Carbondale layers a real, severely elevated effective property tax rate on top of Illinois's simple flat 4.95% state income tax, with no Carbondale-specific local income tax.
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Learn moreA real, severely elevated effective property tax rate
Carbondale's own median effective property tax rate ran 3.23% per Ownwell -- meaningfully above both Jackson County's own broader 1.84% average and Illinois's already-high 1.88% Tax Foundation-cited statewide average, with real ZIP-level variation from 2.66% to 3.43%.
Illinois's flat state income tax, with no local layer
Illinois's real, simple flat 4.95% state income tax applies in Carbondale with no Carbondale-specific municipal or school-district income tax layered on top.
A real, substantial retirement-income exemption
Illinois taxes none of a retiree's Social Security, pension, or 401(k)/IRA income -- a real, substantial statewide positive that applies equally to Carbondale retirees, per illinois.js.
Key takeaways
- Carbondale's effective property tax rate (3.23%) is the highest among this project's four Illinois Tier A markets built this pass.
- Illinois's flat 4.95% income tax applies with no Carbondale-specific local income tax layer.
- Illinois's real, substantial retirement-income tax exemption applies fully to Carbondale retirees.
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