Illinois Car Sales Tax Calculator
Instantly find out the total vehicle sales tax due in Illinois based on your purchase price and specific location.
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What is the Illinois Car Sales Tax Calculator?
The Illinois car sales tax calculator is a specialized digital tool designed to help vehicle buyers estimate the total tax burden of their purchase. By combining current state-wide rates with local county or municipal surcharges, it provides a precise calculation of the sales tax, title, and registration fees you can expect to pay at the point of sale.
How to Use the Illinois Car Sales Tax Calculator
- Select Your Location: Start by entering or selecting your specific county, city, or region within Illinois to apply the correct local tax rates.
- Enter Purchase Price: Input the agreed-upon sale price of the vehicle before any taxes or trade-ins.
- Factor in Trade-ins: If you are trading in a vehicle, enter its value to see if Illinois allows for a tax deduction on the trade-in amount.
- Include Documentation & Fees: Toggle the optional fees section to include estimated title, registration, and documentation costs for a total "out-the-door" price.
- Review Results: Click calculate to receive a comprehensive breakdown of your estimated tax liability and total vehicle cost.
Example Car Tax Calculation in Illinois
To understand how vehicle tax is applied, let's look at a typical example for a new car purchase in Illinois with a sale price of $30,000:
Vehicle Sale Price: $30,000
Illinois Base Tax (6.25%): $1,875
Total Estimated Cost: $31,875
*Note: This example uses the state base rate. Total tax may be higher depending on your specific county or city surcharges.
How the Illinois Vehicle Sales Tax Calculator Works
The logic behind our Illinois vehicle tax calculator is based on the aggregate tax rate applicable to your specific location. The calculation follows this standard formula:
Total Tax = (Purchase Price - Trade-In Value*) × (State Rate + Local Rate)
In Illinois, standard sales tax applies. Our system automatically pulls the most recent local surcharges for your selected city or county, ensuring that your estimate accounts for any regional variations that might differ from the state base rate.
Minimum and Maximum Car Tax Rates in Illinois
Lowest Available Rate
6.25%
This is the minimum combined sales tax rate applicable to vehicle purchases in Illinois, typically found in areas with no local surcharges.
Highest Available Rate
12%
The highest possible sales tax rate for Illinois car buyers, usually found in major metropolitan areas or tourist-heavy zones.
Major Cities and Tax Rates in Illinois
calumet city sibley/east end avenue bdd 12%
harvey 11.5%
skokie 11.25%
east dundee 11%
river grove 11%
blue island western avenue bdd sp 11%
glenwood 11%
calumet city 11%
Illinois Car Sales Tax Rates by County/City
| County / City | Total Tax Rate |
|---|---|
| adams | 6.5% |
| addison | 8.75% |
| alexander | 6.25% |
| algonquin | 8.25% |
| alsey | 7.25% |
| alsip | 10% |
| altamont business district sp | 7.5% |
| alton | 8.85% |
| altona | 8.75% |
| andover | 7.75% |
| anna | 9.5% |
| antioch | 9% |
| arcola | 8.75% |
| arlington | 8.25% |
| arlington heights | 10% |
| ashley | 7.25% |
| assumption | 8.25% |
| athens | 8.75% |
| atlanta | 9.25% |
| atwood business district sp | 8.25% |
| aurora | 8.25% |
| bardolph | 8% |
| barrington | 10% |
| bartlett | 10.75% |
| bartonville | 9% |
| bartonville business development district no. 1 | 10% |
| batavia | 8% |
| bedford park | 10% |
| beecher | 8% |
| belleville shopland plaza bd sp | 9.1% |
| belleville/carlyle/green mt bus | 9.1% |
| belleville/frank scott pky bus | 9.1% |
| benld | 7.25% |
| bensenville | 8% |
| benton | 10.5% |
| berkeley | 10% |
| berwyn | 10.75% |
| bethalto | 7.85% |
| bloomingdale | 7.5% |
| bloomington | 9.75% |
| blue island western avenue bdd sp | 11% |
| bolingbrook | 8.5% |
| bond | 7.25% |
| bondville | 7.5% |
| boone | 7.75% |
| bourbonais bd sp | 8.25% |
| bowen | 7.25% |
| bradley | 8.25% |
| breese janson ford business district | 7.25% |
| bridgeview | 10% |
| brighton central bd sp | 9% |
| broadview | 10% |
| brookfield | 10% |
| brooklyn | 7.35% |
| brookport business district | 7.25% |
| brown | 7.5% |
| buffalo grove | 8% |
| bull valley | 8.25% |
| bulpitt | 7.25% |
| bureau | 7.25% |
| bureau junction | 8.25% |
| burlington | 7% |
| burr ridge | 10.25% |
| bushnell | 8.5% |
| byron | 7.25% |
| cairo | 7.25% |
| calhoun | 8% |
| calumet city | 11% |
| calumet city sibley/east end avenue bdd | 12% |
| cambria | 7.25% |
| campton hills | 7% |
| canton | 9.75% |
| carbon cliff | 8.25% |
| carbondale | 9.75% |
| carlinville plaza business district sp | 9.25% |
| carlock | 8.25% |
| carmi | 8% |
| carol stream | 8% |
| carpentersville | 9% |
| carroll | 6.5% |
| carthage | 6.75% |
| casey | 8.25% |
| cass | 8.25% |
| cedar point | 7.5% |
| cedarville | 6.75% |
| centralia | 8.5% |
| cerro gordo business district sp | 8.25% |
| champaign | 7.5% |
| channahon | 7.25% |
| charleston | 8.25% |
| chatham | 8.25% |
| chatsworth | 8.25% |
| chenoa | 8.75% |
| cherry valley | 8.75% |
| cherry valley cherryvale mall area business district | 9.75% |
| chicago | 10.25% |
| chicago heights | 10% |
| chicago metro pier and exposition authority district | 10.25% |
| chicago midway international airport | 10.25% |
| chicago o'hare international airport | 10.25% |
| chicago ridge | 10.5% |
| christian | 7.25% |
| christopher | 9.25% |
| cicero | 10.75% |
| clark | 7.25% |
| clay | 6.75% |
| clay city | 7.75% |
| clinton | 7.25% |
| coffeen | 8.25% |
| coles | 7.25% |
| colfax business development district no. 1 | 9.25% |
| collinsville | 8.85% |
| collinsville southwest corridor bd sp | 9.85% |
| colona | 8.5% |
| colp | 8.25% |
| columbia route 3/i-255 business district | 8.5% |
| cornell | 8.25% |
| country club hills | 10.25% |
| crawford | 6.25% |
| creston | 6.25% |
| crestwood | 10% |
| creve coeur business development district no. 1 | 8.75% |
| crystal lake | 8.5% |
| cuba | 8.25% |
| cumberland | 7.25% |
| dakota | 7.75% |
| danvers downtown bd sp | 9.25% |
| danville | 9.25% |
| de land | 8.25% |
| de witt | 6.25% |
| decatur | 9.25% |
| deer creek | 9.25% |
| deerfield | 10% |
| dekalb | 6.25% |
| depue | 8.25% |
| des plaines | 10% |
| divernon | 9.25% |
| dix | 7.75% |
| dixon | 8.25% |
| dongola | 9.5% |
| douglas | 7.25% |
| dover | 8.25% |
| dowell | 8.25% |
| downers grove | 8.5% |
| downs | 8.25% |
| du quoin business district sp | 9.75% |
| dupo bd sp | 8.35% |
| durand | 8.75% |
| dwight business development district no. 1 | 9.25% |
| eagarville | 7.25% |
| east dubuque | 7.75% |
| east dundee | 11% |
| east moline | 8.5% |
| east moline bend bd sp | 8.75% |
| east peoria | 8.5% |
| east peoria target area business district sp | 9.5% |
| east saint louis | 8.85% |
| east saint louis state street business district sp | 9.85% |
| edgar | 8.25% |
| edwards | 7.25% |
| edwardsville | 7.6% |
| effingham | 8.5% |
| elburn | 8% |
| elgin | 8.5% |
| elizabeth route 20 business district sp | 7.75% |
| elk grove village | 10% |
| elmhurst | 10.5% |
| elmwood park | 10% |
| elsah | 9% |
| energy bd | 9.25% |
| erie | 8.75% |
| evanston | 10.25% |
| evergreen park place business district sp | 11% |
| fairfield | 8% |
| fairview heights lincoln highway and 159 business district | 9.35% |
| farmer city business district | 8.25% |
| farmersville | 8.25% |
| fayette | 7.25% |
| ferris | 6.25% |
| fidelity | 8% |
| findlay | 8.25% |
| flora | 7.75% |
| florence | 7.75% |
| ford | 6.25% |
| forest park | 10% |
| forreston routes 26 72 forreston downtown bd sp | 7.25% |
| fox lake central bd sp | 8.5% |
| fox lake south bd sp | 8.5% |
| fox river grove 1050 hwy sp | 8.25% |
| franklin | 8.25% |
| franklin park | 10% |
| freeburg | 7.35% |
| freeman spur | 8.25% |
| freeport | 9% |
| fulton | 8.5% |
| galena | 8.25% |
| galesburg | 9% |
| galesburg north seminary street business district sp | 10% |
| gallatin | 7.25% |
| geneseo | 8.25% |
| georgetown bd sp | 7.5% |
| germantown crossing bd sp | 9.25% |
| girard | 8.25% |
| glen carbon | 8.85% |
| glen ellyn | 8.25% |
| glendale heights | 8.5% |
| glenview chestnut-waukegan business district sp | 10.75% |
| glenwood | 11% |
| grafton | 10% |
| granite city | 8.35% |
| granite city bellemore village business district sp | 9.35% |
| grant park | 7.25% |
| granville bd | 7.25% |
| grayville business district | 8.25% |
| green oaks | 8% |
| green valley | 7.75% |
| greene | 7.25% |
| greenup | 7.75% |
| greenville | 8.75% |
| grundy | 6.25% |
| gurnee | 8.5% |
| hamel | 7.85% |
| hamilton | 8.25% |
| hanaford | 8.25% |
| hancock | 6.25% |
| hanna city | 8.25% |
| hanover park | 10% |
| hardin | 8.25% |
| hardin riverfront business district | 9% |
| harrisburg | 9% |
| harristown | 8.75% |
| hartford business district sp | 7.85% |
| hartsburg | 9.25% |
| harvard | 8.25% |
| harvey | 11.5% |
| havana | 8.75% |
| hawthorn woods | 8% |
| henderson | 7.25% |
| henning | 6.5% |
| henry | 7.75% |
| herscher | 7.25% |
| heyworth bdd no 1 sp | 9.25% |
| hickory hills | 10% |
| highland bd a sp | 8.85% |
| highwood | 9% |
| hillsboro | 8.25% |
| hillsboro bd sp | 9.25% |
| hinckley | 7.25% |
| hinsdale | 10% |
| hoffman | 6.25% |
| hoffman estates | 10% |
| homer | 8.5% |
| hooppole | 7.75% |
| hopkins park | 8.25% |
| hudson | 8.25% |
| hurst | 8.25% |
| illiopolis bd sp | 8.25% |
| iroquois | 6.5% |
| irvington | 6.25% |
| jackson | 7.25% |
| jacksonville | 8% |
| jasper | 7.25% |
| jefferson | 6.75% |
| jersey | 8% |
| jerseyville | 8.5% |
| jo daviess | 7.25% |
| johnsburg | 8.25% |
| johnson | 7.75% |
| johnston city | 8.75% |
| joliet | 8.75% |
| joliet rt53 laraway bd sp | 9.75% |
| kaneville | 7% |
| kankakee | 8.25% |
| keensburg | 7.25% |
| kendall | 7.25% |
| kenilworth | 10% |
| kewanee | 8.75% |
| keyesport | 7.75% |
| kingston mines | 7.25% |
| knox | 7.75% |
| knoxville | 8.75% |
| la grange | 10% |
| la grange park 31st street maple avenue bd sp | 10% |
| la rose | 6.25% |
| la salle | 6.5% |
| ladd | 8.25% |
| lake bluff | 8% |
| lake forest | 8% |
| lake villa | 8% |
| lake villa downtown bd sp | 9% |
| lansing | 9.5% |
| lawrence | 7.25% |
| lebanon | 8.85% |
| lee | 7.75% |
| lena | 7.75% |
| leonore | 6.5% |
| leroy | 9.25% |
| lexington | 8.25% |
| libertyville | 8.5% |
| lincoln | 8.75% |
| lincolnwood | 10.25% |
| litchfield | 8.25% |
| litchfield business district | 9.25% |
| liverpool | 7.75% |
| livingston | 7.25% |
| lockport | 9% |
| logan | 8.25% |
| lombard | 9% |
| long grove rte 83 bd sp | 9% |
| louisville business district | 7.75% |
| loves park | 9.75% |
| machesney park | 8.75% |
| machesney park perryville - route 173 business district | 9.75% |
| mackinaw first st. industrial park | 7.75% |
| macomb business development district no. 1 | 10% |
| macon | 7.75% |
| macon inside macon bd sp | 8.75% |
| macoupin | 7.25% |
| madison | 6.6% |
| maeystown | 7.5% |
| mahomet business district | 8.5% |
| malden | 8.25% |
| manchester | 7.25% |
| manlius | 7.75% |
| marengo | 8.25% |
| marine | 6.85% |
| marion | 7.5% |
| mark | 6.25% |
| markham | 10% |
| maroa bd sp | 8.75% |
| marseilles | 7.5% |
| marshall | 6.25% |
| mascoutah | 8.6% |
| mason | 7.25% |
| massac | 6.25% |
| matteson | 10% |
| mattoon | 8.75% |
| maunie | 7.25% |
| mcdonough | 8% |
| mclean | 7.25% |
| melrose park | 10.5% |
| menard | 8.25% |
| mercer | 7.25% |
| metro-east mass transit district | 6.85% |
| metropolis interstate north business district | 7.25% |
| midlothian | 10% |
| mill creek | 8.5% |
| millstadt mkt place bd sp | 7.6% |
| milton | 7.75% |
| moline | 9.5% |
| monmouth | 11% |
| monroe | 7.5% |
| montgomery | 8.25% |
| monticello | 8.25% |
| montrose business district | 7.5% |
| morgan | 7.25% |
| morrison | 8.75% |
| morton grove | 10.25% |
| morton grove dempster waukegan business district | 10.5% |
| mounds | 7.25% |
| mount carmel | 8.25% |
| mount carroll dntn bd sp | 7.5% |
| mount prospect bd sp | 10.25% |
| mount pulaski inside mountain pulaski bd sp | 9.25% |
| mount vernon | 9.5% |
| mount zion | 8.75% |
| moweaqua business district sp | 8.25% |
| mundelein | 8.25% |
| murphysboro | 9.75% |
| naperville | 8.75% |
| naperville downtown food & beverage dist | 7.75% |
| nauvoo | 7% |
| neponset | 8.25% |
| new athens bus dist sp | 8.1% |
| new baden business district 11 sp | 8.85% |
| new lenox | 9.5% |
| newman | 8.25% |
| niles | 10.25% |
| nilwood | 7.25% |
| nokomis bd sp | 9.25% |
| nora | 7.25% |
| normal | 9.75% |
| norridge | 10.5% |
| north chicago | 8% |
| north city | 8.25% |
| northbrook | 10% |
| northfield | 10% |
| o fallon | 8.35% |
| o fallon pierce boulevard business district | 9.35% |
| oak lawn | 10.25% |
| oak park | 10% |
| oakbrook terrace sq bd sp | 9% |
| oakwood | 7.5% |
| ogden | 8.5% |
| ogle | 6.25% |
| oglesby | 7% |
| ohlman | 7.25% |
| olney | 8.75% |
| oregon | 7.25% |
| orient | 8.25% |
| orland park | 10.25% |
| oswego | 8.5% |
| ottawa | 7.5% |
| palatine | 10% |
| palos heights | 10% |
| pana inside pana downtown bd sp | 8.25% |
| papineau | 6.5% |
| paris | 8.75% |
| pecatonica | 8.75% |
| pekin | 9.5% |
| peoria | 7.25% |
| peoria heights bdd no 1 sp | 9.75% |
| peoria hosp imp zon bd sp | 10% |
| peoria sports complex special service area | 9% |
| peotone | 8% |
| perry | 7.75% |
| peru | 7.5% |
| petersburg bd sp | 8.75% |
| piatt | 7.25% |
| pike | 7.75% |
| pinckneyville bus dist | 8.75% |
| pittsburg | 8.25% |
| plainfield | 8.75% |
| pocahontas | 8.25% |
| pontiac vermillion plaza business district sp | 8.25% |
| pope | 6.25% |
| potomac | 7.5% |
| pulaski | 6.25% |
| putnam | 6.25% |
| quincy | 9% |
| quincy 54th street business district | 9% |
| radom | 6.25% |
| ramsey bd sp | 8.25% |
| randolph | 7.25% |
| rantoul | 9% |
| rapids city | 8.25% |
| raymond business district sp | 8.25% |
| regional transport. authority (rta) | 9% |
| richland | 7.75% |
| richmond | 8.25% |
| richton park | 10% |
| richton park sauk trail bd sp | 11% |
| river grove | 11% |
| riverside | 11% |
| robbins | 10.5% |
| rock falls | 8.75% |
| rock island | 8.5% |
| rock island parkway i-280 business district | 9.5% |
| rockford | 8.75% |
| rockton | 8.75% |
| rockton blackhawk boulevard and main street business district sp | 8.75% |
| rolling meadows | 10.25% |
| roselle | 8.5% |
| sailor springs | 6.75% |
| saint anne | 7.25% |
| saint charles | 8.5% |
| saint clair co flood prevention sl | 6.6% |
| saint joseph | 8.5% |
| saint libory | 6.6% |
| salem | 8.5% |
| salem main i57 bd sp | 9.5% |
| saline | 8% |
| sandoval | 8.5% |
| sandwich | 8.25% |
| sangamon | 7.25% |
| savanna | 7.5% |
| savoy | 9% |
| schaumburg | 10% |
| schuyler | 8.25% |
| sesser | 9.5% |
| shabbona | 7.25% |
| sheffield | 7.75% |
| shelby | 7.25% |
| shelbyville west main street bd sp | 8.25% |
| sherman rail pointe business development district sp | 9.75% |
| shorewood | 9% |
| skokie | 11.25% |
| south chicago heights | 10% |
| south pekin | 7.25% |
| south roxana business district | 7.85% |
| sparta | 8.25% |
| spring grove | 8.25% |
| spring valley | 8.25% |
| springfield | 9.75% |
| springfield south central business district | 9.75% |
| st. elmo business development district no. 1 | 8.25% |
| standard | 6.25% |
| stanford business dist sp | 8.25% |
| stark | 7.5% |
| staunton | 8.25% |
| stephenson | 6.75% |
| sterling | 9.75% |
| stockton | 8.25% |
| stoy | 6.25% |
| streator | 8.5% |
| sugar grove | 8% |
| tamaroa | 8.25% |
| taylor springs | 7.25% |
| taylorville | 8% |
| taylorville bd 1 | 9% |
| tazewell | 6.75% |
| the village of indian head park triangle area business district | 11% |
| thomson | 7.5% |
| thornton | 10% |
| tilden | 7.25% |
| tilton | 9% |
| tiskilwa | 8.25% |
| toledo | 8.25% |
| toluca | 7.25% |
| tonica | 7.5% |
| tremont | 7.75% |
| trenton | 7.5% |
| troy | 8.85% |
| troy grove | 6.5% |
| tuscola | 7.75% |
| union | 8.5% |
| university park | 8% |
| urbana | 9% |
| vandalia w randolph st and veterans ave business district | 8.75% |
| venice | 7.85% |
| vermilion | 6.5% |
| villa grove | 8.25% |
| viola | 8.25% |
| wabash | 7.25% |
| warren | 8% |
| warren downtown business development district sp | 7.75% |
| warrenville | 8.25% |
| washington | 9% |
| waterloo | 8.5% |
| waterman | 7.25% |
| watseka | 7.25% |
| waukegan | 8.5% |
| wayne | 7% |
| west chicago | 8.5% |
| west frankfort | 9.25% |
| westchester | 10% |
| westmont | 8% |
| white | 7.25% |
| whiteside | 7.75% |
| williamsfield | 8.75% |
| williamsville | 8.75% |
| willisville | 8.75% |
| willow springs | 10% |
| wilmington | 7.25% |
| winfield | 8% |
| winnebago | 7.75% |
| witt | 8.25% |
| wood dale | 8% |
| wood river | 8.85% |
| woodford | 8.25% |
| woodridge | 10.25% |
| woodson | 8.25% |
| wyanet | 8.25% |
| yorkville | 8.25% |
| yorkville countryside center business district sp | 9.25% |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is car sales tax in Illinois?
The base car sales tax rate in Illinois is 6.25%. However, depending on your city or county, local surcharges may apply, which can bring the total rate up.
Do I pay tax on a used car in Illinois?
Yes, in Illinois, both new and used vehicle purchases from dealers or private parties are typically subject to sales tax at the prevailing local rate.
Does trade-in value reduce sales tax in Illinois?
Yes! Illinois allows you to deduct the value of your trade-in vehicle from the taxable purchase price of your new car, which can significantly lower your total tax owed.
Are there additional fees when buying a car in Illinois?
Beyond sales tax, buyers in Illinois are usually responsible for title fees, license plate registration, and dealer documentation (doc) fees. Use our calculator's "optional fees" toggle to estimate these costs.
When do I pay the car sales tax in Illinois?
If you buy from a dealer, they will typically collect the tax at the time of sale. If you buy from a private seller, you usually pay the tax when you register the vehicle at your local DMV or tag office.