Did your Palos Township property tax bill jump?
Between the forest preserves and the subdivisions, Palos reassessments can be uneven across property types — estimate what your new value really means.
South & West suburbs reassessment cycle · most recent 2026 · next 2029
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See how much I could save →About Palos Township & its taxes
Palos Township covers Palos Hills, Palos Park, and most of Hickory Hills, along with the western half of Palos Heights, part of Worth, and edges of Orland Park, Bridgeview, and Willow Springs — all wrapped around the vast Palos forest preserves, the largest holdings in the Cook County Forest Preserve system.
With so much preserve land off the tax rolls, the residential base carries the districts that serve it; even so, the typical composite rate in our 25-tax-code sample sits near 9.5% — close to the countywide typical, and modest compared to the townships just east of here.
Palos parcels vary enormously — wooded half-acre lots in Palos Park, subdivisions in Palos Hills, townhomes near Hickory Hills — so reassessments here can be uneven across property types. If your lot or home style is unusual for your area, verify the comparables behind your new value rather than accepting the notice.
Palos Township tax rates, at a glance
Across a sample of 2,000 residential (Class 2) parcels in Palos Township, spanning 25 distinct tax codes, the typical (median) composite tax rate is about 9.5% — ranging roughly 7.9%–10.0% depending on the exact overlapping school, municipal, and park districts for your parcel. Add your own 5-digit tax code above (under "More options") for your exact rate instead of this township typical.
How property tax appeals work in Palos Township
The South & West suburbs — Palos Township included — are being reassessed in 2026, with notices mailed township by township. From the day yours arrives you get roughly 30 days to appeal to the Cook County Assessor; miss that and a second, separate window opens later with the Cook County Board of Review. If comparable homes nearby rose less than yours did, that gap is the basis of an appeal at either stage.
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