During the fourth quarter of 2025, property owners in Brighton paid effective property taxes totaling 1.6% of their homes’ values—surpassing the national average by more than 1.8 times, according to BlockShopper.com.
Brighton’s median home sales price stood at $148,000 for the quarter, based on the sale of nine properties. In 2025, the median property tax bill in the city was $2,426, which equates to 1.6% of the median home’s taxable value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Palmyra, Shipman and Girard recorded the highest rates across Macoupin County.
This article used estimated inflation figures and 2023 tax data from the county to determine the 2025 effective property tax rate. Actual rates may vary slightly in some cases.
U.S. home prices climbed in 2025, with the national median price reaching $447,000 in June, up 1.13% compared to the previous year, Redfin data show. The figures also point to a notable supply-demand gap, with 36% more homes for sale than buyers—an excess of 508,715 homes. For Redfin, a market is considered balanced when buyer and seller numbers are within 10% of each other.
The table below compares Palmyra with select cities in Macoupin County by their 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 3 | $7,500 | $805 | 10.7% |
| Shipman | 2 | $34,125 | $1,291 | 3.8% |
| Girard | 7 | $50,000 | $1,493 | 3% |
| Bunker Hill | 7 | $105,900 | $2,161 | 2% |
| Mount Olive | 10 | $75,000 | $1,508 | 2% |
| Virden | 17 | $100,000 | $1,655 | 1.7% |
| Brighton | 9 | $148,000 | $2,426 | 1.6% |
| Carlinville | 21 | $132,000 | $1,840 | 1.4% |
| Wilsonville | 4 | $62,353 | $794 | 1.3% |
| Gillespie | 13 | $107,500 | $1,297 | 1.2% |
| Staunton | 28 | $149,950 | $1,604 | 1.1% |
| Benld | 9 | $87,000 | $852 | 1% |
| Medora | 2 | $120,450 | $957 | 0.8% |
