FAQs • Peoria County, IL • CivicEngage

My husband and I each own a home and do not live together. Neither of us is named on the deed of the other's home. Can we both qualify for the $6,000 General Homestead Exemption?

Unfortunately, no. The General Homestead Exemption is provided for principal residences occupied by their owners; the current amount of the exemption is $6,000. However, the General Assembly has also required that "Where married persons maintain and reside in separate residences qualifying as homestead property, each residence shall receive 50% of the total reduction in equalized assessed valuation provided by this Section."

Therefore, regardless of whether you have any recorded interest in your husband’s property or whether your husband has any recorded interest in your property, this statute specifically limits the homestead exemption to $3,000 for each property.

If you are a senior, the senior homestead can be applied for both properties if the general homestead is split between the two properties. Only one property could possibly qualify for the senior freeze homestead exemption if all requirements are met.

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Supervisor of Assessments

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1. Where can I look up the property owner's name and parcel information?: Peoria County Property Tax Information

2. Where do I go to find out what exemptions I qualify for?

Exemption Information

Please contact Homestead Exemption Questions for further questions.

3. Where can I get the property exemption forms?: Forms and Documents

4. Do I have to pay the homestead exemptions back at any time?: No. The homestead exemptions applied for through the Supervisor of Assessments office are free.

5. I spend the winter in a house that I own, and claim homestead exemptions on in another state. Will I still be able to claim homestead exemptions on my house in Peoria County?

No, you will need to claim homestead exemption on your primary residence.

All homestead exemptions require that the residential property that is occupied by its owner or owners as his or their principal dwelling place, or that is a leasehold interest on which a single family residence is situated, which is occupied as a residence by a person who has an ownership interest therein, legal or equitable or as a lessee, and on which the person is liable for the payment of property taxes.

6. My husband and I each own a home and do not live together. Neither of us is named on the deed of the other's home. Can we both qualify for the $6,000 General Homestead Exemption?

7. I have the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Exemption but my tax bill increased, why?: The Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze exemption does not freeze the tax bill amount. It will freeze the assessed value of the property to the value prior to the year that you initially signed up for the exemption. A tax bill with the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze exemption applied will not stay the same from year to year due to the tax rate. The Supervisor of Assessments Office can freeze the assessed value of your property but we cannot freeze the tax rate applied.

8. Is it true that farmland assessed values are much lower than the assessed values of similar land that is not farmed?: Yes. Under the state property tax code, the assessment of farmland is based on its agricultural economic value, not its fair cash value. Major factors in farmland valuation include soil productivity, crop prices, and farm loan interest rates.

9. I want to split or combine my parcel. Who do I contact?: Land Records

10. I did not receive a Notice of Assessment this year. Why is that?: The PTAX-228 Notice of Property Assessment is sent out to all property owners in the Quadrennial Assessment year only. Property owners that have changes to their assessed valued, for reasons other than the township factor being applied, will receive a notice of assessment in the non-quad years.

11. I need to change the mail to address on my property. Who do I contact?

Address Change questions

Or fill out the address change form: Address Change Form