Kendall County, Illinois Property Records

Kendall County, Illinois, comprises 14 cities and villages. Property records in Kendall County, IL, document land ownership, boundaries, and transactions. These records ensure legal property rights and provide critical information for real estate transactions.

Delving into Kendall County property records exposes the housing market, displaying a median home value at $253,862 with a median rent of about $1,450. The county households garner median salaries of $97,108 and pay an average tax rate of 2.42% of a property's assessed value.

Kendall County, IL, property records are primarily maintained by the  County Recorder's Office. This office promptly provides public access to deeds, mortgages, easements, liens, plats, and other related documents, readily available digitally and in hard copy. The Recorder typically indexes documents by party name, address, date, and type.

The Recorder's Office aims to make these records accessible electronically and in person. It offers the  Land Records Search tool, allowing individuals to search and retrieve the county's diverse property records online.

The fees for obtaining property records in Kendall County vary based on the type and length of the document requested. Standard copies of most recorded documents include $0.50 per page, while a certified copy incurs $27 plus $1 for each additional page after the first four pages of each document. For plat copies, the cost is $5 per page.

Queries about zoning for a specific property in Kendall County unincorporated areas and incorporated villages of Millbrook and Plattville can be handled by the  Planning, Building, and Zoning Department. For cities and villages not under the department's jurisdiction, zoning records can be obtained by contacting the relevant local planning or zoning office.