What a Jackson 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 the typical market value, $321,500; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.
- Property tax$4,161
1.294% of $321,500
- Electricity and gas$2,116
660 kWh a month $1,732 · 31 therms $384
- Water and sewer$851
2,000 gallons a month on Jackson Water Utility: water $30, sewer $41 a month
- TrashIncluded
Services are paid for by tax dollars
- Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.
A Jackson house at the typical market value ($321,500) costs about $7,100 a year: $4,160 property tax and charges, $850 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
One change saves this house about $100 a year:
New lawn watering sewer credit
$100 a yearNew homeowners and builders may receive a credit on their sewer bill for water used to establish a new lawn, up to a maximum of $100 total.
How: Read and record your water meter before and after each watering and submit the village form; certificate of occupancy required first.
Worth checking
Wisconsin Lottery and Gaming Credit
The Village's tax page provides the 2025 LC-100 Wisconsin Lottery and Gaming Credit application.
How: The LC-100 application is linked on the Village tax information page.
Money dates
- January 31 and July 31in 88 daysThe January 31st payment goes to the Village of Jackson and the July 31st payment goes to the Washington County Treasurer.
- Quarterly: due on the 5th of the month after the bill is mailedUtility bills are mailed by the 15th of the month after the quarterly reading and are due on the 5th of the next month; a 1% late fee per month applies to the unpaid balance.
Who serves this house
- Water
- Jackson Water Utility
- Quarterly service charge plus quarterly public fire protection charge.
- Property tax
- 1.29% of value
- 2025 tax year (December 2025 bills), Village of Jackson in the West Bend School District
- Garbage
- GFL Environmental (Village contract)
- Paid for by tax dollars; 96-gallon container provided
- Sewer
- Village of Jackson
- Billed quarterly with water
- Electricity and gas
- We Energies
- The Village is served by WE Energies
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax uses the county's 2025 net mill rate of 0.012942106 for the Village of Jackson in the West Bend School District (12.942106 per $1,000), applied to a Census median home value of $321,500. The Village's assessment roll lists most homes in the West Bend district.
- Water: quarterly $27.00 meter charge (5/8 and 3/4 inch) plus $35.85 public fire protection, divided by 3 per month; volume tiers of $4.25 and $3.99 per 1,000 gallons with quarterly breakpoints of 30,000 and 1,530,000 gallons divided by 3. These PSC-filed rates took effect April 1, 2026.
- Typical water use is the Village's average residential usage of 8,840 gallons per quarter (2025), divided by 3 months.
- Sewer: $71.79 quarterly service charge (5/8 and 3/4 inch) divided by 3 plus $7.58 per 1,000 gallons, effective January 1, 2026. Garbage is paid through property tax and is not billed separately.
- Electric uses the We Energies Rg1 rate; gas uses the Wisconsin Gas LLC Rg-1 price sheet effective November 1, 2026 (Jackson is listed in the Wisconsin Gas LLC tariff book). No typical therm use is stated, so gas is shown as rates only.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
- PSC water tariff (Jackson Water Utility)
- Village bond official statement (sewer rates, average bill, census)
- Washington County 2025 mill rate summary
- Water utility billing
- Tax information
- Utilities (We Energies)
- Welcome packet
- Garbage
- We Energies electric rates
- We Energies rate review
- Wisconsin Gas Rg-1
- Wisconsin Gas tariff book
Common questions about Jackson house costs
What is the property tax rate in Jackson?
About 1.29% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (December 2025 bills), Village of Jackson in the West Bend School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Jackson?
About $6,471 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in Jackson?
About $71 a month for water and sewer at typical use (2,000 gallons a month) on Jackson Water Utility.
How much does trash pickup cost in Jackson?
Services are paid for by tax dollars
How much does a house in Jackson cost to run each year?
A Jackson house at the typical market value ($321,500) costs about $7,100 a year: $4,160 property tax and charges, $850 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.