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Who's Taxed The Most In Wisconsin? We Have The Answer
Here are Wisconsin's 50 most-taxed counties based on their effective tax rate. They're the ones who are taxed the most by value.
WISCONSIN — When Gov. Scott Walker announced that he was zeroing-out the state portion of the property tax bill, it was considered by many as a boon to homeowners.
The Governor's office found that the 2010 property tax bill for a median-value home was $2,963, and his agency estimates the bill will be $2,824 in 2018 — a reduction of $139. While this may be true, Politifact also found out that some people will actually have their taxes go up.
Jon Peacock, director of the nonprofit Wisconsin Budget Project, told Politifact that funding has been reduced for the state Homestead Tax Credit, which was designed to provide property tax relief to low-income homeowners and renters. About 11,400 households will see property tax increases averaging $614 per year.
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While the average Dane County homeowner pays the highest amount of money in property taxes, Milwaukee County residents pay the highest percentage of property taxes in the state, based on their effective tax rate.
What's an Effective Tax Rate: The measure of the average tax burden for a municipality, meaning the average percentage of market value on a property that the property owner pays annually in taxes. (Source: The Civic Federation)
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Top 50 Wisconsin Counties ranked by effective property tax rate - 2017:
| County | Avg. Tax Bill | Effective tax Rate | |
| Milwaukee | $ 3,220 | 2.73% | |
| Racine | $ 3,257 | 2.42% | |
| La Crosse | $ 3,353 | 2.33% | |
| Rock | $ 3,071 | 2.01% | |
| Dane | $ 5,701 | 1.96% | |
| Fond Du Lac | $ 2,989 | 1.93% | |
| Kenosha | $ 3,906 | 1.92% | |
| Wood | $ 2,425 | 1.92% | |
| Waupaca | $ 2,698 | 1.88% | |
| Green | $ 3,207 | 1.87% | |
| Marathon | $ 2,795 | 1.86% | |
| Manitowoc | $ 2,387 | 1.81% | |
| Juneau | $ 2,014 | 1.80% | |
| Sheboygan | $ 2,667 | 1.80% | |
| Monroe | $ 2,457 | 1.79% | |
| Trempealeau | $ 2,681 | 1.78% | |
| Brown | $ 3,188 | 1.77% | |
| Walworth | $ 4,318 | 1.77% | |
| Marquette | $ 2,178 | 1.76% | |
| Grant | $ 2,184 | 1.75% | |
| Dodge | $ 2,864 | 1.74% | |
| Eau Claire | $ 3,074 | 1.73% | |
| Clark | $ 1,780 | 1.72% | |
| Jefferson | $ 3,308 | 1.72% | |
| Pierce | $ 3,769 | 1.69% | |
| Outagamie | $ 3,075 | 1.69% | |
| Winnebago | $ 3,107 | 1.65% | |
| Waushara | $ 2,128 | 1.64% | |
| Sauk | $ 3,279 | 1.64% | |
| Columbia | $ 3,128 | 1.62% | |
| Douglas | $ 2,223 | 1.56% | |
| Waukesha | $ 4,536 | 1.54% | |
| Portage | $ 2,659 | 1.53% | |
| Lincoln | $ 2,119 | 1.48% | |
| Ozaukee | $ 4,531 | 1.48% | |
| Barron | $ 2,472 | 1.47% | |
| Dunn | $ 2,744 | 1.45% | |
| Shawano | $ 2,071 | 1.43% | |
| Polk | $ 2,702 | 1.42% | |
| Saint Croix | $ 3,475 | 1.41% | |
| Washington | $ 3,437 | 1.38% | |
| Marinette | $ 1,457 | 1.34% | |
| Chippewa | $ 2,288 | 1.32% | |
| Door | $ 3,114 | 1.28% | |
| Oneida | $ 2,316 | 1.21% | |
| Oconto | $ 1,979 | 1.17% | |
| Langlade | $ 1,718 | 1.14% | |
| Burnett | $ 1,738 | 1.10% | |
| Vilas | $ 2,330 | 1.02% | |
| Sawyer | $ 2,124 | 0.86% |
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