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Will Property Records

Will County, Illinois, comprises 20 cities. In Will County, IL, property records typically contain information like ownership, legal description, assessed value, and tax payments for real estate parcels. They help establish legal rights and facilitate real estate transactions.

A detailed examination of Will County property records reveals a median home value of $272,383, a median rent of $1,465, and a median household income of $103,189. The records also indicate that homeowners in Will County are subject to a median property tax rate of 2.36%.

The Recorder's Office maintains all property records for Will County, IL. This office houses land records, including deeds, mortgages, plats, liens, and other real estate-related documents recorded since 1836.

Property records in Will County, IL, are typically indexed by various criteria, such as owner's name, address, parcel number, document type, book and page number, and legal description. Many of these records are available online through the Direct Search, Laredo Access, and Tapestry systems provided by the office.

Online access allows users to search and retrieve property records conveniently, making it accessible to the public for research, reference, and legal purposes, provided they meet any required criteria or fees for online access.

Copies of property records in the county incur fees that vary based on the document type and format. Copies of standard pages are $1-2, plats are $4 per page, and certified copies match the initial recording fee. Records can be viewed for free on Direct Search, while in Laredo, there's a print fee of $.25 per page, and in Tapestry, it's $2 per document.

To verify zoning information in Will County, IL, contact the Current Planning and Zoning Section of the Development Review Division. They oversee the administration of the Will County zoning ordinance, land resource management plan, and related land use plans and regulations.

Will County Property Records Search

Will County Registrar of Deeds

Will County Recorder of Deeds

Address: 158 N. Scott Street
Phone: 815-740-4637
Fax: 815-740-4638
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Email: kstukel@willcountyillinois.com
Website: https://willcountyrecorder.com/
Official Records Search: https://willcountyrecorder.com/Ways-to-Search
eRecording: https://willcountyrecorder.com/Services/E-Recording

Will County Property Statistics

Will

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 276,962
  • Commercial Parcels: 10,351
  • Residential Parcels: 245,208
  • Other Parcels: 21,403
  • Tax Amount Population: 93.41%
  • Tax Year: 2020
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-02
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2021-01-01
  • Assessment Year: 2021
  • FIPS Code: 17197

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 1989-01-25
  • Deed Max: 2023-04-06
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 139,353
  • Residential Deed Docs: 572,171
  • Mortgage Min: 1997-10-02
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-04-06
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 68,391
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 730,989
  • FIPS Code: 17197
  • Deed Docs: 711,524
  • Mortgage Docs: 799,380

AVM

  • County Population: 276962
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 221,046
  • Residential Parcels: 221,046
  • FIPS Code: 17197

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 276,344
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 275,370
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 131
  • Other Geocodes: 843
  • FIPS Code: 17197

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 17
  • County FIPs: 197
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2000-01-03
  • NOD Document Count: 276
  • NOD Max Recording Date: 2019-10-25
  • NTS Document Count: 804
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2019-11-29
  • LP Document Count: 177472
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2023-04-10
  • NOS Document Count: 313060
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2023-04-17

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 17197
  • Total Records: 930637
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-04-06
  • Assignment Doc Count: 133441
  • Release Min Recording Date: 2005-01-03
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-04-06
  • Release Doc Count: 795208
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2005-04-08
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2023-01-04
  • Other Doc Count: 1988

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