Homeowners in Medora paid property taxes equal to 0.8% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, falling below 0.9 times the national rate, BlockShopper.com reports.
During the period, the median sales price for a home in Medora was $120,450, calculated from two property sales on record. The city’s 2025 median property tax bill amounted to $957, matching 0.8% of the median taxable home value.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Macoupin County, Palmyra, Shipman and Girard recorded the three highest property tax rates among its cities.
The numbers above estimate the 2025 effective property tax rate using projected inflation and 2023 county tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly in some cases.
Nationwide, home prices kept increasing in 2025, with the median U.S. price reaching about $447,000 in June—a 1.13% increase over the prior year—according to Redfin. Data also show a substantial supply-demand imbalance as there were 36% more sellers than buyers, a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin defines a balanced market as having seller and buyer numbers within 10% of one another.
See the table below for a side-by-side comparison of Palmyra and other cities in Macoupin County by their median effective property tax rate, using fourth quarter 2025 sales and property tax figures.
| 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% |
