Skip to content

Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023

Does Wisconsin rank among the states with the highest property taxes?


yes

Several 2023 reports ranked Wisconsin among the states with the highest property taxes.

GoBankingRates in June ranked Wisconsin seventh, with an average effective property tax rate of 1.63%. The rate was calculated by dividing the average annual dollar amount paid by residents ($4,351) by the state's average home value ($266,908).

World Population Review in March ranked Wisconsin sixth, with a median property tax rate of 1.85%. The rate was also calculated using the state's median property tax payment divided by the median home price.

WalletHub in February ranked Wisconsin seventh, with an effective rate of 1.73%. It calculated an annual tax bill of $3,472 on a state median-value home of $200,400.

The Legislature will soon vote on a plan to cut property taxes $795 million over two years, said Howard Marklein, Joint Committee on Finance co-chair.

See a full discussion of this at Wisconsin Watch

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

About fact briefs

Fact briefs are bite-sized, well-sourced explanations that offer clear "yes" or "no" answers to questions, confusions, and unsupported claims circulating online. They rely on publicly available data and documents, often from the original source. Fact briefs are written and published by Gigafact contributor publications.

See all fact briefs

Wisconsin Watch, the news arm of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, increases the quality and quantity of investigative reporting in Wisconsin, while training current and future investigative journalists. Its work fosters an informed citizenry and strengthens democracy.

Learn More

Be a Friend of facts

Help us fund more great fact briefs like this one.