Menard County: High tax rates, low tax revenue

OPINION
  • LEFT- A property tax comparison of the counties that make up the 452nd judicial district (2025). Table compiled by Collyn Wright, TMN.
    LEFT- A property tax comparison of the counties that make up the 452nd judicial district (2025). Table compiled by Collyn Wright, TMN.
  • LEFT- Table compiled by Collyn Wright, TMN.
    LEFT- Table compiled by Collyn Wright, TMN.

    What gives, and how can it change?

    By Collyn Wright, TMN Editor-in-Chief Menard County adopts one of the highest property tax rates but generates the least amount in property tax revenue in the region. Why is that? Simply put, Menard County has significantly less taxable property value than that of our neighbors. Our neighboring communities boast industrial, commercial, and energy developments- all…