Columbus, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Columbus 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 Columbus house

$7,368a year · $614 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $230,600; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$4,064
1.762% of $230,600
Electricity$1,041
645 kWh a month $1,041
Water and sewer$2,052
9 units (CCF) a month on Columbus Utilities: water $76, sewer $95 a month
Trash$211
Weekly trash and recycling (2026 annual customer charge), $18 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Columbus house at the typical market value ($230,600) costs about $7,400 a year: $4,060 property tax and charges, $2,050 water and sewer, $210 trash, $1,040 electricity; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 31, 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:

Who serves this house

Water: Columbus Utilities; Water service is billed monthly. Rates shown are the 2025 schedule.
Property tax: 1.76% of value; 2025 tax year (bills collected 2026), City of Columbus in the Columbus School District (Columbia County)
Garbage: GFL Environmental; Weekly refuse and recycling collection
Electricity: Columbus Utilities; Residential electric service (Rg-1)

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How these numbers are made

Property tax is Columbia County's published 2025 net mill rate of 0.017624322 for the City of Columbus in the Columbus School District, applied to the Census median home value.
Water: $15.02 service charge plus $14.07 public fire protection for a 5/8-inch meter, monthly, with volume tiers per 100 cubic feet (1,250 and 12,500 cubic feet monthly breakpoints).
Trash and recycling is a yearly special charge on the tax bill: the 2026 charge is $211.00 ($6.00 above 2025), used here as the current charge.
Electric: $9.00 plus $0.1192 plus the $0.0014 projected 2026 power cost adjustment; the May 2026 utility commission packet still lists the rates effective 2/29/24. Typical use is the EIA Wisconsin average, 645 kWh. Natural gas is not modeled: no official source naming the gas provider was found.
Sewer (2026): $7.56 per 100 cubic feet (up from $6.35) plus a $26.68 monthly fixed meter charge for a 3/4-inch meter, from the 2026 sewer rate study (Ruekert-Mielke, 5/2026): its sample bill at 3/4-inch and 4 ccf is $52.08 at current rates, which is 4 x $6.35 + $26.68, and its quarterly table shows $80.04 (3 x $26.68). The study says the next fixed-charge increase is in 2028.
Water rates are the 2025 schedule; the utility website could not be reached for a 2026 schedule. Property tax uses the 2025 roll; sewer, trash and electric are 2026 figures.
Trash charge is described in committee minutes as a garbage/recycling fee assessment; sewer fixed charge is the official 2026 Sewer Rate Information sheet; 2026 packet sample bill cross-checks 4x6.35+26.68=52.08.
Estimate applies the mill rate to the Census median owner-occupied home value.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Columbus house costs

What is the property tax rate in Columbus?

About 1.76% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (bills collected 2026), City of Columbus in the Columbus School District (Columbia County)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $8,812 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Columbus?

About $171 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Columbus Utilities.

How much does trash pickup cost in Columbus?

$18 a month for a house.

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

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