What a McFarland 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 $444,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.
- Property tax$7,299
1.644% of $444,000
- Electricity$1,324
500 kWh a month $1,324
- Water and sewer$1,433
5,000 gallons a month on McFarland Water Utility: water $52, sewer $57, stormwater (one equivalent residential unit) $10 a month
- Trash$162
64-gallon trash and recycling containers (weekly), $14 a month
- Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.
A typical McFarland house costs about $10,200 a year: $7,300 property tax and charges, $1,430 water and sewer, $160 trash, $1,320 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:
Lottery and gaming credit
To qualify for a lottery credit you must own your home and use it as your primary residence as of January 1 of the tax year.
How: Check the Lottery & Gaming Credit line on your tax bill.
Money dates
- January 31in 88 daysBeginning February 1 of each year, property tax payments must be made directly to the Dane County Treasurer.
Who serves this house
- Water
- McFarland Water Utility
- Bimonthly base charge and bimonthly public fire protection service charge, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons.
- Property tax
- 1.64% of value
- 2025 tax year (bills due January 2027 use 2026 rates), Village of McFarland in the McFarland School District
- Garbage
- Pellitteri Waste Systems
- Weekly trash and recycling pickup under a Village contract
- Sewer
- Village of McFarland
- Billed bimonthly with water on the utility bill
- Electricity
- Madison Gas and Electric
- MGE lists McFarland among the municipalities it serves; Alliant Energy also lists McFarland
- Schools
- McFarland School District
- One of four taxing jurisdictions on a McFarland tax bill
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax uses the Village of McFarland's 2025 rates on Dane County's table: Village 5.775728, Dane County 2.537859, Madison College 0.606761 and McFarland schools 8.998722 less the 1.47994 school credit, per $1,000.
- The starting value is the Village's 2025 median assessed value of a single-family home, $444,000. The 2025 rates are used because 2026 rates are not yet set.
- The $162.36 solid waste special assessment (2026 budget) is counted once as the trash cost, $13.53 a month, and not in the tax total; it is billed with the property tax bill. Lottery and first dollar credits are not subtracted.
- Water and sewer bills are bimonthly; monthly amounts are half of each bimonthly charge. Water is the $34.00 base plus $28.70 public fire protection, $4.18 per 1,000 gallons; sewer is $42.90 base plus $7.15 per 1,000 gallons. Water Step II (about fall 2027) will raise rates again. Usage modelled is the Village's example of 10,000 gallons per two-month bill (5,000 gallons a month); the Village does not call it typical.
- Stormwater is $120 a year per equivalent residential unit, $10 a month. Electric uses MGE's residential Rg-1 rates (the same tariff as Madison); Alliant Energy also lists McFarland, so some addresses may be served by it. Natural gas is left out: MGE and Alliant both list McFarland, so gas is not priced.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
Common questions about McFarland house costs
What is the property tax rate in McFarland?
About 1.64% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year (bills due January 2027 use 2026 rates), Village of McFarland in the McFarland School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in McFarland?
About $8,220 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in McFarland?
About $119 a month for water and sewer at typical use (5,000 gallons a month) on McFarland Water Utility.
How much does trash pickup cost in McFarland?
$14 a month for a house.
How much does a house in McFarland cost to run each year?
A typical McFarland house costs about $10,200 a year: $7,300 property tax and charges, $1,430 water and sewer, $160 trash, $1,320 electricity; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.