Homeowners in Carlyle paid property taxes equal to 1.8% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is over twice the national average, BlockShopper.com reports.
Data show that during this period, the median Carlyle home sold for $123,000, with four properties changing hands. The city’s median tax bill in 2025 stood at $2,218, equaling 1.8% of the median assessed home value.
The 2024 U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888%.
Within Clinton County, New Baden, Aviston, and Centralia recorded the highest property tax rates among local cities.
This article’s calculated property tax rate for 2025 incorporates estimated inflation values and county-supplied data from 2024. Actual effective rates may differ slightly in some instances.
U.S. home values experienced continued growth in 2025, with the nationwide median reaching roughly $447,000 in June. That figure represents a 1.13% increase over the previous year, according to Redfin, which also notes a significant gap in housing supply and demand—a surplus of 36% more sellers than buyers, or 508,715 more homes for sale. Per Redfin’s standards, a market is balanced when there is no greater than a 10% difference between seller and buyer totals.
The table below shows how New Baden’s median effective property tax rate stacks up against other cities in Clinton County, based on home sales and property tax records 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% |