Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Bellevue, Wisconsin
A $268,000 home here costs
$2,197per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,378. The real number is $820 higher every month — 59% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Bellevue against Brown County and Wisconsin
| Measure | Bellevue | Brown County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $267,700 | $245,900 |
| Median property tax | $3,378 | $3,593 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.262% | 1.461% |
| Median gross rent | $1,083 | $973 |
| Population | 16,255 | 269,425 |
The weather behind that power bill
Bellevue sits in Brown County, which averages a high of 81.0°F in its hottest month and a low of 11.1°F in its coldest, with 31.61" of precipitation a year and 35% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 508 cooling and 7,505 heating degree days, which is what sets the $177 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Brown County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Brown County
Full Brown County cost breakdown · Every county in Wisconsin
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Bellevue?
A $268,000 home in Bellevue, Wisconsin costs approximately $2,197 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,378 principal and interest, $282 property tax, $69 homeowners insurance, $245 utilities and $223 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Bellevue?
Bellevue has an effective property tax rate of 1.262%, based on a median home value of $267,700 and median real estate taxes of $3,378. That is lower than the Brown County average of 1.461%.
What is the average home price in Bellevue?
The median owner-occupied home value in Bellevue, Wisconsin is $267,700, against $245,900 across Brown County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Bellevue?
Median gross rent in Bellevue is $1,083 a month, against $2,197 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Bellevue — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Wisconsin.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.