Taxes & Fees

Sales Tax Rate Table

*The State of Illinois shares 1% of the 6.25% State sales tax with the City.
Sales Tax Rates
 General Merchandise Food Prepared for Immediate Consumption Food Consumed off Premises and Medicines Vehicles
State of Illinois* 6.25% 6.25% 1.00% 6.25%
City of Wheaton 1.00% 1.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Regional Transportation Authority 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Total
 8.00%
8.00%
1.75%
7.00%

Property Tax Rate Table

Property tax rate per $100 of Equalized Assessed Value
Category
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Corporate $0.4307  $0.4217  $0.3744 $0.3405 $0.3624
Library $0.1801  $0.1729  $0.1780 $0.1739 $0.1753
Debt Service $0.1425  $0.1369 $0.1338 $0.1295 $0.1753
Police Pension $0.1391  $0.1351 $0.1503 $0.1651 $0.1059
Fire Pension $0.0707  $0.0672 $0.0758 $0.0823 $0.0582
Total
$0.9631  $0.9338 $0.9123 $0.8913 $0.8771

Electricity Utility Tax

Monthly Usage Rate
First 2,000 kilowatt-hours $0.610 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 48,000 kilowatt-hours $0.400 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 50,000 kilowatt-hours $0.360 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 400,000 kilowatt-hours $0.350 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 500,000 kilowatt-hours $0.340 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours $0.320 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours $0.315 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 5,000,000 kilowatt-hours $0.310 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 10,000,000 kilowatt-hours $0.305 cents per kilowatt-hour
Next 20,000,000 kilowatt-hours $0.300 cents per kilowatt-hour

Other Taxes

Tax Type
 Rate
Real Estate Transfer Tax $2.50 per $1,000 of value
Telecommunications Utility tax 6%
Natural Gas Utility Tax $0.03 per therm