Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Wisconsin
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Wisconsin ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron County | $43 | 1.145% | $155,200 |
| 2 | Rusk County | $38 | 1.207% | $152,000 |
| 3 | Sawyer County | $33 | 0.850% | $223,300 |
| 4 | Langlade County | $29 | 1.335% | $145,800 |
| 5 | Marinette County | $28 | 1.261% | $154,600 |
| 6 | Forest County | $25 | 1.169% | $170,000 |
| 7 | Burnett County | $20 | 0.952% | $215,500 |
| 8 | Price County | $15 | 1.445% | $146,000 |
| 9 | Oneida County | $12 | 0.943% | $227,500 |
| 10 | Vilas County | $10 | 0.800% | $270,700 |
| 11 | Florence County | $6 | 1.308% | $170,000 |
| 12 | Washburn County | $-1 | 1.109% | $207,900 |
| 13 | Ashland County | $-5 | 1.467% | $160,500 |
| 14 | Adams County | $-9 | 1.299% | $184,500 |
| 15 | Bayfield County | $-12 | 1.066% | $228,100 |
| 16 | Waushara County | $-14 | 1.322% | $186,000 |
| 17 | Clark County | $-15 | 1.506% | $163,800 |
| 18 | Juneau County | $-19 | 1.524% | $165,200 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | $-20 | 1.424% | $177,700 |
| 20 | Douglas County | $-23 | 1.347% | $190,400 |
| 21 | Richland County | $-24 | 1.411% | $182,800 |
| 22 | Shawano County | $-25 | 1.445% | $179,100 |
| 23 | Wood County | $-28 | 1.564% | $168,100 |
| 24 | Taylor County | $-30 | 1.419% | $186,500 |
| 25 | Oconto County | $-30 | 1.250% | $212,000 |
| 26 | Manitowoc County | $-31 | 1.538% | $172,900 |
| 27 | Jackson County | $-32 | 1.430% | $186,900 |
| 28 | Grant County | $-33 | 1.440% | $186,300 |
| 29 | Green Lake County | $-35 | 1.313% | $206,300 |
| 30 | Marquette County | $-35 | 1.347% | $201,100 |
| 31 | Chippewa County | $-39 | 1.159% | $237,700 |
| 32 | Monroe County | $-42 | 1.420% | $197,200 |
| 33 | Buffalo County | $-43 | 1.423% | $197,600 |
| 34 | Barron County | $-44 | 1.424% | $198,300 |
| 35 | Crawford County | $-48 | 1.638% | $175,100 |
| 36 | Pepin County | $-49 | 1.466% | $196,100 |
| 37 | Waupaca County | $-49 | 1.492% | $192,800 |
| 38 | Vernon County | $-49 | 1.369% | $210,600 |
| 39 | Polk County | $-55 | 1.222% | $241,200 |
| 40 | Lafayette County | $-57 | 1.636% | $182,100 |
| 41 | Kewaunee County | $-66 | 1.476% | $208,900 |
| 42 | Marathon County | $-68 | 1.512% | $205,500 |
| 43 | Sheboygan County | $-79 | 1.481% | $218,400 |
| 44 | Trempealeau County | $-81 | 1.608% | $203,300 |
| 45 | Fond du Lac County | $-85 | 1.578% | $209,800 |
| 46 | Dunn County | $-86 | 1.470% | $226,200 |
| 47 | Door County | $-88 | 1.095% | $305,800 |
| 48 | Dodge County | $-92 | 1.554% | $218,400 |
| 49 | Portage County | $-92 | 1.474% | $230,400 |
| 50 | Eau Claire County | $-98 | 1.428% | $242,400 |
| 51 | Menominee County | $-103 | 3.636% | $97,000 |
| 52 | Winnebago County | $-107 | 1.713% | $208,600 |
| 53 | Outagamie County | $-107 | 1.467% | $244,100 |
| 54 | Brown County | $-108 | 1.461% | $245,900 |
| 55 | Sauk County | $-113 | 1.504% | $242,400 |
| 56 | Rock County | $-113 | 1.692% | $215,900 |
| 57 | Washington County | $-125 | 1.200% | $316,200 |
| 58 | Columbia County | $-128 | 1.479% | $258,700 |
| 59 | Calumet County | $-128 | 1.519% | $252,100 |
| 60 | Iowa County | $-131 | 1.557% | $248,100 |
| 61 | Green County | $-133 | 1.639% | $236,900 |
| 62 | La Crosse County | $-139 | 1.630% | $243,200 |
| 63 | Walworth County | $-139 | 1.437% | $275,900 |
| 64 | Jefferson County | $-141 | 1.571% | $253,800 |
| 65 | Racine County | $-148 | 1.701% | $239,400 |
| 66 | Kenosha County | $-157 | 1.687% | $247,800 |
| 67 | St. Croix County | $-167 | 1.229% | $349,700 |
| 68 | Milwaukee County | $-176 | 2.035% | $216,500 |
| 69 | Waukesha County | $-186 | 1.211% | $373,600 |
| 70 | Pierce County | $-188 | 1.475% | $308,600 |
| 71 | Ozaukee County | $-195 | 1.255% | $368,900 |
| 72 | Dane County | $-332 | 1.714% | $366,100 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Wisconsin