Marshfield, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Marshfield 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 Marshfield house

$5,421a year · $452 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $177,800; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,065
1.724% of $177,800
Electricity$890
674.5 kWh a month $890
Water and sewer$1,466
9 units (CCF) a month on Marshfield Utilities: water $65, sewer $57 a month
TrashIncluded
The City collects garbage weekly.
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Marshfield house at the typical market value ($177,800) costs about $5,400 a year: $3,070 property tax and charges, $1,470 water and sewer, $890 electricity; 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:

Free LED bulb pack
Marshfield Utilities customers are eligible for an energy-saving pack from Focus on Energy every year.
How: Order through Focus on Energy.

Who serves this house

Water: Marshfield Utilities; Residential rates effective 5/1/2025.
Property tax: 1.72% of value; 2025 tax year, Wood County, Marshfield School District
Garbage: WM (city contract); Garbage weekly, recyclables biweekly
Sewer: City of Marshfield wastewater; Rates effective 1-1-2026
Electricity: Marshfield Utilities; Schedule Rg-1

Pay or manage your bills

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the Wisconsin DOR 2025 effective full-value rate of 0.01724 for the City of Marshfield (Wood County part, about 94% of the city's parcels), applied to the Census median home value of $177,800. The rate is on full (equalized) value, so it fits a market value; it is net of the state school levy credit. Homes in the Marathon County part pay a net rate of 0.01645 on full value. Lottery and first dollar credits are not subtracted.
Water: $10.00 customer charge plus $7.76 residential public fire protection charge for a 5/8-inch meter, per month, plus $5.24 per 100 cu. ft. for the first 16,700 cu. ft. (167 ccf), $4.34 for the next 83,300 cu. ft. and $4.06 above 100,000 cu. ft. Sewer: $18.90 fixed monthly plus $4.26 per 100 cu. ft. of water, effective 1-1-2026. Both are billed monthly by Marshfield Utilities.
Electric is the Rg-1 customer charge of $13.00 and $0.0907 per kWh. Marshfield Utilities also bills a monthly power cost adjustment (PCAC) that it does not publish in advance, so actual bills run a little above or below this. Typical use of 675 kWh a month is the 2024 EIA residential sales for City of Marshfield divided by its customers and 12 months.
Natural gas: the retail gas utility for Marshfield homes is not stated in any official text I could open. WPS's gas pooling territory map (wisconsinpublicservice.com/services/pdf/territory-map.pdf) lists 'Marshfield - C' under Wood County and an operating system 'PA108 OS98 Marshfield', but PA108 is colour-coded to the Wisconsin Gas (WG) pool areas in its legend, not WPS, so it does not show that WPS serves Marshfield. Marshfield Utilities sells electric and water only and the PSC lists it as a gas transmission operator only. Gas is therefore left out until the serving utility's tariff for Marshfield is confirmed; this does not mean there is no gas service. Garbage and recycling: the City of Marshfield's 2026 Adopted Budget lists 'Refuse & Garbage' ($622,997) and 'Recycling' ($384,263) as General Fund public works costs, and the 2026 Fee Schedule lists no residential garbage or recycling fee, so the $0 shown is not a charge on a household bill; the cost is carried in the city budget (general fund, which the property tax levy supports). Stormwater: the 2026 city Fee Schedule lists only stormwater permit fees (no residential stormwater utility fee).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Marshfield compares

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

Per year	Marshfield	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.72%	1.54%	higher than 28 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$779	$461	higher than 40 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$687	$687	in the middle of 46 other Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$890	$1,905	lower than 46 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$5,421	$7,415	lower than 45 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $779 a year at typical use, higher than 40 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $779 a year at typical use, higher than 40 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $890 a year, lower than 46 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 $890 a year for a typical house, lower than 46 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 Marshfield house costs

What is the property tax rate in Marshfield?

About 1.72% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Wood County, Marshfield School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $8,620 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Marshfield?

About $122 a month for water and sewer at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Marshfield Utilities.

How much does trash pickup cost in Marshfield?

The City collects garbage weekly.

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

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