Property tax in Wisconsin: 1.42%
The median Wisconsin homeowner pays $3,792 a year on a home worth $266,500, an effective rate of 1.42%. That ranks 9th of 51, between Nebraska (1.49%) and Iowa (1.39%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $266,500 home would owe $1,652 less a year.
In dollars, Wisconsin has the 21st-lowest median home value and the 16th-largest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Texas ($283,800, taxed at 1.49%) and Illinois ($263,300, 2.01%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Texas | 1.49% | $4,232 | $283,800 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1.49% | $3,549 | $238,600 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1.42% | $3,792 | $266,500 |
| 10 | Iowa | 1.39% | $2,897 | $208,000 |
| 11 | Ohio | 1.31% | $2,822 | $214,800 |
Wisconsin property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $4,557 a year in Dane County and $5,437 in Milwaukee County, against $3,792 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $135,000 (half the median) | $1,917 | $160 | +$837 |
| $266,500 (median) | $3,784 | $315 | +$1,652 |
| $400,000 (1.5× the median) | $5,680 | $473 | +$2,480 |
| $535,000 (twice the median) | $7,597 | $633 | +$3,317 |
Property tax by county in Wisconsin
Across the 2 largest Wisconsin counties, measured effective rates run from 1.71% in Dane County to 2.04% in Milwaukee County; all of them sit above the statewide 1.42%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | Milwaukee | 927,656 | 2.04% | $216,500 | $4,406 |
| Dane County | Madison | 564,777 | 1.71% | $366,100 | $6,276 |