Carol Stream property tax bills are issued by DuPage County on May 1st of each year for the preceding tax year (e.g. tax bills issued in 2025 apply to 2024 taxes).  Your property tax bill is made up of payments to a number of separate local government units including county, township, village, library, fire district, park district, and various school districts.  

Tax bills are computed based on the assessed value of your property (less applicable exemptions) multiplied by a tax rate.  Learn more about the assessment process HERE.  The tax rate you pay depends on where you live within the Village.  There are fourteen (14) different tax codes and tax rates within Carol Stream that represent the various combinations of taxing bodies that operate within Carol Stream's boundaries.

Where Your Property Taxes Go

The illustration below shows how your 2024 tax bill (paid in 2025) is allocated among the various taxing districts in Carol Stream. 

Municipal Property Tax Rate Comparison

Carol Stream's 2024 property tax rate of 0.2246 per $100 of property assessed value remains at the low end of all municipalities in DuPage County.