Brookfield, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Brookfield home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Brookfield house

$8,848a year · $737 a month

Starts at $460,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$5,500
1.196% of $460,000
Flat charges on the tax bill$5
Mosquito program special charge (about $5 estimated for 2026) $5
Electricity and gas$2,549
660 kWh a month $1,732 · 72.1 therms $817
Water and sewer$794
3,000 gallons a month on City of Brookfield Water Utility: water $27, sewer $39 a month
TrashIncluded
Weekly refuse and commingled recycling collection for residential units
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Brookfield house costs about $8,800 a year: $5,500 property tax and charges, $790 water and sewer, $2,550 electricity and gas; trash is paid through property tax, and home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 30, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Money dates

Each January, April, July and OctoberWater and sewer bills become due in January, April, July and October; payments not received by the due dates are charged 1% per month.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Brookfield Water Utility; Single-family volume charge is billed per 1,000 gallons used each quarter, in three tiers.
Property tax: 1.20% of value; 2025 tax year, City of Brookfield in the Elmbrook school district
Garbage: GFL (City of Brookfield contract); Trash and recycling collection
Sewer: City of Brookfield; Quarterly service charge plus a charge per 1,000 gallons
Electricity and gas: We Energies; Listed on We Energies' Waukesha County page

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Your water

Source: The report lists the city's groundwater wells.
Violations: No drinking water violations in 2025.
PFAS: No PFAS detections in 17 of the City's 22 wells.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the county's 2025 rates for the City of Brookfield in the Elmbrook district: city 4.7035, county 1.4267, technical college 0.2769 and school 7.049 less the 1.5004 state credit, per $1,000, on the City's average assessed home value of $460,000.
Water: quarterly $20.70 meter charge plus $14.31 public fire protection (each divided by 3 for a month); volume tiers of $4.50, $5.08 and $5.47 per 1,000 gallons, with quarterly breakpoints of 10,000 and 30,000 gallons divided by 3.
Typical water use is about 14,000 gallons per quarter (4.667 thousand gallons a month), from the City's rate hearing notice.
Sewer: $70.00 quarterly service charge (divided by 3) plus $4.41 per 1,000 gallons used.
Trash and recycling is a City service with no separate fee. A mosquito special charge of about $5 per parcel is estimated for the 2026 tax bill.
Electric and gas use the We Energies Rg1 and Rg-1 rates as in the Waukesha page.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Brookfield compares

A typical Brookfield house against the 47 Wisconsin cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Brookfield	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.20%	1.54%	lower than 40 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$330	$461	lower than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$465	$687	lower than 42 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,549	$1,905	higher than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$8,848	$7,415	higher than 34 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Brookfield's property tax rate is 1.20%, lower than 40 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Brookfield is 1.20%, lower than 40 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $330 a year at typical use, lower than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $330 a year at typical use, lower than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $465 a year, lower than 42 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $465 a year, lower than 42 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,549 a year, higher than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,549 a year for a typical house, higher than 39 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

Common questions about Brookfield house costs

What is the property tax rate in Brookfield?

About 1.20% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, City of Brookfield in the Elmbrook school district), plus flat charges on the same bill (Mosquito program special charge (about $5 estimated for 2026) $5).

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Brookfield?

About $5,983 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions, including $5 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Brookfield?

About $66 a month for water and sewer at typical use (3,000 gallons a month) on City of Brookfield Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Brookfield?

Weekly refuse and commingled recycling collection for residential units

How much does a house in Brookfield cost to run each year?

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