Cudahy, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Cudahy 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 Cudahy house

$7,371a year · $614 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $216,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$4,107
1.897% of $216,500
Electricity$1,732
660 kWh a month $1,732
Water and sewer$1,208
9 units (CCF) a month on Cudahy Water Utility: water $27, sewer $43, public fire protection $6, streetlight & traffic signal fee (residential, 1 unit) $10, urban forestry fee (1 unit) $3, stormwater (1 eru, single-family) $11 a month
Trash$325
Garbage cart plus recycling cart, $27 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Cudahy house at the typical market value ($216,500) costs about $7,400 a year: $4,110 property tax and charges, $1,210 water and sewer, $320 trash, $1,730 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: Cudahy Water Utility; Per the city's rate page (no effective date stated; it links the 2022 PSC rate order): the residential water usage charge is $2.25 per 100 cubic feet (748 gallons).
Property tax: 1.90% of value; 2025 tax year, City of Cudahy (Milwaukee County)
Garbage: GFL Environmental; The City of Cudahy contracts with GFL Environmental for garbage and recycling collection
Water and sewer: City of Cudahy utility bill; Utility bills are sent out every 2 months by district

Pay or manage your bills

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the 2025 net rate of $18.97 per $1,000 (Milwaukee County table) on the Census median value of $216,500; Wisconsin has no homestead exemption.
Water: $13.10 meter charge per 2-month cycle = $6.55 a month, plus $2.25 per 100 cubic feet. Sewer: 2026 local ($122.50 a year + $0.73) and MMSD ($60.00 a year + $2.41) per 100 cubic feet, annual charges divided by 12.
Monthly fees on the utility bill: public fire $12.18 per cycle / 2, streetlight $9.88, urban forestry $3.25, stormwater $133.75 a year per ERU / 12.
Garbage ($175) and recycling ($150) are 2026 yearly fees on the property tax bill, shown as (175 + 150) / 12 a month.
Electric adds the three per-kWh Rg1 charges; daily customer charge annualised. Gas is omitted: no official page names Cudahy in We Energies' gas territory.
Water meter, usage and public fire charges come from the city's rate page, which states no effective date and links the 2022 PSC rate order; a 2026 PSC order for Cudahy could not be found. The same page is stale on sewer and stormwater, so those use the Dec 2025 council-adopted 2026 figures.
Gas: territory could not be confirmed from any official page, so gas is omitted.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Cudahy compares

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

Per year	Cudahy	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.90%	1.54%	higher than 38 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$322	$461	lower than 40 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$886	$687	higher than 36 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Trash	$325	$199	higher than 28 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,732	$1,905	lower than 27 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$7,371	$7,415	lower than 24 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: Cudahy's property tax rate is 1.90%, higher than 38 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 Cudahy is 1.90%, higher than 38 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 $322 a year at typical use, lower than 40 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $322 a year at typical use, lower than 40 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 $886 a year, higher than 36 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 $886 a year, higher than 36 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $325 a year for the standard cart, higher than 28 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $325 a year for the standard cart, higher than 28 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

Common questions about Cudahy house costs

What is the property tax rate in Cudahy?

About 1.90% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, City of Cudahy (Milwaukee County)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $9,485 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Cudahy?

About $101 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Cudahy Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Cudahy?

$27 a month for a house.

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

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