Green Bay, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Green Bay 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 Green Bay house

$8,337a year · $695 a month

Starts at $250,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$5,477
2.271% of $250,000, minus the $200 lottery credit (primary residence)
Electricity and gas$1,648
595 kWh a month $1,280 · 31 therms $369
Water and sewer$1,211
7 units (CCF) a month on Green Bay Water Utility: water $33, sewer $55, storm water (per equivalent runoff unit) $13 a month
TrashIncluded
Collected once per week by the City from residential properties.
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Green Bay house costs about $8,300 a year: $5,480 property tax and charges, $1,210 water and sewer, $1,650 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

One change saves this house about $200 a year:

Homeowners: Lottery credit on your primary residence
$200 a year
The Lottery Credit is $200.06 for each qualifying property and is limited to a homeowner's primary residence.
How: The Lottery Credit is limited to a homeowner's primary residence.

Who serves this house

Water: Green Bay Water Utility; Monthly water charge for a 5/8-inch meter plus public fire protection; volume rate per 100 cubic feet.
Property tax: 2.27% of value; 2025 tax year, City of Green Bay, Brown County
Garbage: City of Green Bay; The City collects residential trash once per week in City-issued carts.
Sewer: City of Green Bay; The City bills sanitary sewer; NEW Water (GBMSD) treats it.
Electricity: Wisconsin Public Service; WPS bills electricity with a daily customer charge and a per-kWh energy charge.
Gas: Wisconsin Public Service; WPS bills residential gas with a fixed charge and a per-therm rate.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The Green Bay Water Utility's main source of water is Lake Michigan.
Lead: In 2023 sampling, the 90th-percentile lead level was 2.50 ppb (action level 15 ppb), with 0 of 50 samples above it.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the City's 2025 comparative rates per $1,000 of assessed value: City $8.37, Green Bay Area Public School District $10.11, Brown County $3.51 and NWTC $0.72, on the City's $250,000 average-home example. The Lottery credit comes off the bill; the First Dollar Credit is not counted because the City's report does not say it applies only to owner-occupied homes.
Water is Green Bay Water's monthly 5/8-inch charge $9.00 plus $2.75 public fire protection, and $3.00 per 100 cubic feet for the first 3,333 cubic feet a month. Sewer uses the City's quarterly charge divided by three.
Typical water use of 7 CCF a month is backed out of the City's stated average residential sewer bill of $164.89 a quarter. Storm water assumes one equivalent runoff unit.
Electricity is WPS year-round Rg-1: $0.58915 a day and $0.14802 plus $0.00107 fuel adjustment per kWh. Gas is WPS residential firm: $17 a month plus $0.4433 per therm.
Trash: no monthly residential fee was found on the City's pages, so none is counted; carts are a one-time $100.00 charge.
Typical electricity use of 595 kWh a month is Wisconsin Public Service Corp's 2024 residential sales (2,940,351 MWh) divided by its 411,775 residential customers and 12 months (EIA table 6).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Green Bay compares

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

Per year	Green Bay	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	2.27%	1.54%	higher than 45 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$393	$461	lower than 32 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$818	$687	higher than 29 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,648	$1,905	lower than 33 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$8,337	$7,415	higher than 32 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: Green Bay's property tax rate is 2.27%, higher than 45 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 Green Bay is 2.27%, higher than 45 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. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $1,648 a year, lower than 33 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 $1,648 a year for a typical house, lower than 33 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 Green Bay house costs

What is the property tax rate in Green Bay?

About 2.27% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, City of Green Bay, Brown County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $11,155 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Green Bay?

About $101 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7 units, or 5,236 gallons a month) on Green Bay Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Green Bay?

Collected once per week by the City from residential properties.

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

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