By the numbers
Have you considered moving to a different part of Wisconsin? One important thing to consider is the property tax you’ll pay in a different county. The amounts vary considerably.
Here, we depict the combined property tax total paid for 2022 by the median home-owning household in each Wisconsin county. The figure is highest in Dane County, lowest in Iron County.
The underlying numbers
The figures are median real estate taxes paid in 2022 on owner-occupied housing units, by county, and they are taken from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, table B25103.
| County | Median cost of property taxes |
| Iron | $1,761 |
| Rusk | $1,853 |
| Marinette | $1,895 |
| Sawyer | $1,896 |
| Langlade | $1,941 |
| Forest | $1,968 |
| Price | $2,011 |
| Burnett | $2,047 |
| Florence | $2,070 |
| Oneida | $2,093 |
| Vilas | $2,122 |
| Ashland | $2,268 |
| Washburn | $2,276 |
| Adams | $2,291 |
| Waushara | $2,404 |
| Bayfield | $2,412 |
| Clark | $2,419 |
| Juneau | $2,459 |
| Richland | $2,465 |
| Lincoln | $2,522 |
| Shawano | $2,528 |
| Douglas | $2,548 |
| Oconto | $2,579 |
| Wood | $2,598 |
| Taylor | $2,611 |
| Jackson | $2,635 |
| Green Lake | $2,641 |
| Manitowoc | $2,648 |
| Grant | $2,698 |
| Chippewa | $2,704 |
| Marquette | $2,712 |
| Barron | $2,728 |
| Monroe | $2,780 |
| Vernon | $2,794 |
| Buffalo | $2,815 |
| Pepin | $2,818 |
| Crawford | $2,842 |
| Waupaca | $2,874 |
| Polk | $2,919 |
| Kewaunee | $2,940 |
| Lafayette | $2,947 |
| Door | $3,053 |
| Marathon | $3,098 |
| Sheboygan | $3,179 |
| Trempealeau | $3,180 |
| Dunn | $3,231 |
| Portage | $3,268 |
| Fond du Lac | $3,276 |
| Dodge | $3,351 |
| Eau Claire | $3,374 |
| Winnebago | $3,469 |
| Outagamie | $3,481 |
| Brown | $3,499 |
| Rock | $3,499 |
| Sauk | $3,550 |
| Calumet | $3,693 |
| Columbia | $3,738 |
| Green | $3,759 |
| Iowa | $3,763 |
| Washington | $3,771 |
| La Crosse | $3,855 |
| Walworth | $3,884 |
| Jefferson | $3,914 |
| Menominee | $3,930 |
| Racine | $3,984 |
| Kenosha | $4,132 |
| St. Croix | $4,169 |
| Milwaukee | $4,313 |
| Waukesha | $4,487 |
| Pierce | $4,496 |
| Ozaukee | $4,536 |
| Dane | $6,103 |
Published in the Feb. 9 issue of Top Picks.
