Aviston property owners faced a 2.3% property tax rate on the value of their homes in the fourth quarter of 2025, a rate more than 2.6 times higher than the U.S. average, BlockShopper.com reports.
Data from eight home sales in Aviston during the same quarter indicate a median sales price of $164,365. The city’s median tax bill for 2025 was $3,804, which represents 2.3% of the median assessed home value.
The national average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% for 2024.
Within Clinton County, the highest effective property tax rates were recorded in New Baden, Aviston, and Centralia.
This article’s effective property tax rate calculations for 2025 rely on estimated inflation rates and 2024 county tax data, so actual rates may differ slightly.
U.S. home prices continued to climb in 2025, with the national median reaching approximately $447,000 in June, a 1.13% increase over the previous year, according to Redfin. The gap between sellers and buyers widened, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36% (508,715 more sellers). Redfin defines a balanced market by having sellers and buyers within 10% of each other.
The table below presents a comparison of New Baden and other Clinton County cities based on median effective property tax rates, calculated using fourth quarter 2025 sales and property tax information.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Baden | 9 | $135,000 | $3,405 | 2.5% |
| Aviston | 8 | $164,365 | $3,804 | 2.3% |
| Centralia | 2 | $31,000 | $611 | 2% |
| Carlyle | 4 | $123,000 | $2,218 | 1.8% |
| Breese | 15 | $225,000 | $3,939 | 1.8% |
| Trenton | 9 | $193,000 | $3,281 | 1.7% |
| Bartelso | 3 | $189,000 | $3,242 | 1.7% |
| Germantown | 3 | $190,000 | $3,150 | 1.7% |
| Albers | 3 | $274,000 | $4,171 | 1.5% |
| Beckemeyer | 5 | $140,000 | $1,856 | 1.3% |