What a Grafton 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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Starts at $419,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.
- Property tax$5,166
1.233% of $419,000
- Electricity and gas$2,116
660 kWh a month $1,732 · 31 therms $384
- Water and sewer$1,565
7,000 gallons a month on Grafton Water & Wastewater Utility: water $45, sewer $86 a month
- TrashIncluded
Village-contracted collection; the Village lists a yearly fee only for an additional cart
- Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.
A typical Grafton house costs about $8,900 a year: $5,170 property tax and charges, $1,570 water and sewer, $2,120 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 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:
Monthly dumpster days for bulky items
Dumpster service is provided each month from Memorial Day to Labor Day so residents can dispose of bulky items
How: Dumpster service is provided each month from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Weekly curbside brush pickup
The Village provides weekly curbside pickup of brush from the spring thru fall
How: Weekly curbside brush pickup from the spring thru fall.
Money dates
- 20th of the month after each quarterly bill (bills go out end of March, June, September, December)Water and sewer bills are due on the 20th of the month after billing; a 3% charge (minimum $0.50) is added to late bills.
Who serves this house
- Water
- Grafton Water & Wastewater Utility
- Water and wastewater billing is performed on a quarterly basis.
- Property tax
- 1.23% of value
- 2025 tax year (bills payable 2026), Village of Grafton in the Grafton School District
- Garbage
- Harter’s Lakeside Disposal (Village contract)
- The Village oversees the contract for one to four family residences
- Sewer
- Grafton Water & Wastewater Utility
- Billed quarterly with water
- Electricity
- We Energies
- Residential Rg1 rate
- Gas
- Wisconsin Gas LLC (We Energies)
- Residential Rg-1 rate
Your water
- Source
- All six of Grafton’s active municipal wells draw source water from the Niagara dolomite aquifer.
- Hardness
- The Grafton water supply contains approximately 22 grains of hardness.
- Lead
- Lead measured 3.3 ppb, with 0 of 30 results above the action level.
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax uses the Village of Grafton’s 2025 tax-year assessed rates for the Grafton School District: county 1.19, village 4.95, technical college 0.79 and school 6.59 less the 1.19 state credit, per $1,000 of assessed value. The Village’s 2026 rates are not yet published.
- The starting value is the Village’s average home value ($419,000) after its 2025 revaluation. State credits listed on the tax-rate table (first dollar credit $56.18, lottery credit $168.55) are not modeled, so the tax shown may be slightly high.
- Water: ($29.70 meter charge + $26.00 public fire protection) per quarter divided by 3, plus $3.91 per 1,000 gallons. Sewer: $66.80 per quarter divided by 3, plus $9.40 per 1,000 gallons.
- Electric and gas are We Energies’ standard residential rates with per-kWh and per-therm riders; typical use is We Energies’ own 660 kWh example. Garbage is under a Village contract and no separate fee was found, so none is added.
- No homeowners insurance figure was found for Grafton, so none is shown.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
How Grafton compares
A typical Grafton house against the 47 Wisconsin cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.
| Per year | Grafton | Median | Where it falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax rate | 1.23% | 1.54% | lower than 37 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Water | $539 | $461 | higher than 28 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Sewer and utility-bill fees | $1,027 | $687 | higher than 41 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Electricity and gas | $2,116 | $1,905 | higher than 31 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Total | $8,847 | $7,415 | higher than 33 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: Grafton's property tax rate is 1.23%, lower than 37 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 Grafton is 1.23%, lower than 37 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. Sewer and utility-bill fees
The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $1,027 a year, higher than 41 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 $1,027 a year, higher than 41 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"
Common questions about Grafton house costs
What is the property tax rate in Grafton?
About 1.23% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (bills payable 2026), Village of Grafton in the Grafton School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Grafton?
About $6,165 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in Grafton?
About $130 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Grafton Water & Wastewater Utility.
How much does trash pickup cost in Grafton?
Village-contracted collection; the Village lists a yearly fee only for an additional cart
How much does a house in Grafton cost to run each year?
A typical Grafton house costs about $8,900 a year: $5,170 property tax and charges, $1,570 water and sewer, $2,120 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.