The current real estate transfer tax rate is 0.3%, which is $3 per thousand. This tax is levied against the buyer of real property within the Village, and is calculated using the sales price of the real property. There is a rebate available (67%) to Village residents that sell a home in Niles and buy another in Niles within 12 months. The transfer tax was adopted by the Village Board in 1990 (Ordinance 90-18) and generates 1.2% of the Village's General Fund revenues.
The five year history, by fiscal year, for real estate transfer tax collections is as follows:
| 2016 |
$533,909 |
| 2015 |
$873,677 |
| 2014 |
$576,886 |
| 2013 |
$318,887 |
| 2012 |
$219,211 |