Beckemeyer homeowners paid 1.3% of their property’s value in property taxes in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is over 1.5 times higher than the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.
During that period, the median home sales price in Beckemeyer was $140,000, according to data from five properties sold. The city’s median annual tax bill in 2025 reached $1,856, representing 1.3% of their median taxable home value.
The average effective property tax rate across the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Clinton County, New Baden, Aviston, and Centralia had the three highest property tax rates in the area.
This article’s calculated effective property tax rate for 2025 uses estimated inflation and 2024 county tax data; individual effective rates may differ slightly.
U.S. home prices continued their rise in 2025, with the median national price reaching about $447,000 in June. That figure increased 1.13% from a year before, Redfin reports. Significant supply and demand gaps remain, with 36% more sellers than buyers (508,715 more homes for sale). Redfin considers a market balanced when sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
The table below displays a comparison of New Baden and additional Clinton County cities by median effective property tax rate, based on sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| 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% |