The median commercial property tax rate in Erie amounts to 1.1% for fiscal year 2025, which is the lowest reported in Whiteside County, based on data from BlockShopper.com.
For the county overall, the median rate is 2.2% for fiscal year 2025, placing Erie’s rate 1.1 percentage points beneath this benchmark.
Commercial rates in the five cities within Whiteside County span from Erie’s 1.1% to as high as Fulton’s 2.8%.
In fiscal year 2024, Erie’s median commercial property tax rate registered at 1%, ranking it fourth within the county during that period.
The average commercial property tax rate across 53 major U.S. cities reached 1.76% in 2024, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The analysis shows that a $1 million property, with $200,000 in fixtures, results in an estimated yearly tax of about $21,060. These rates vary substantially, from well under 1% in certain cities to as much as 4% elsewhere.
Many states have property classification systems that lead to higher effective property tax rates on commercial, industrial, and apartment properties than on residences. In some areas, businesses pay rates several times that of residential owners. For example, the rate in Charleston can be roughly six times greater for businesses.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton | 2.8% |
| 2 | Sterling | 2.4% |
| 3 | Rock Falls | 1.7% |
| 4 | Morrison | 1.4% |
| 5 | Erie | 1.1% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 530 12th St. | 3.7% |
| 2 | 726 Main St. | 1.1% |
| 3 | 613 12th St. | 0.8% |
Note: Some property addresses may appear incomplete or be missing due to limitations in what is available from county assessor records.
Details for this article come from BlockShopper.com. The original source data are located here.
