Menasha, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Menasha 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 Menasha house

$6,478a year · $540 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $180,587; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,466
1.919% of $180,587
Electricity$1,047
660 kWh a month $1,047
Water and sewer$1,965
7,000 gallons a month on Menasha Utilities water: water $96, sewer $60, storm water (one eru, single-family home) $8 a month
Trash$0
64-gallon garbage cart (included), $0 a month
Home insuranceNot included
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A Menasha house at the typical market value ($180,587) costs about $6,500 a year: $3,470 property tax and charges, $1,970 water and sewer, $0 trash, $1,050 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:

Who serves this house

Water: Menasha Utilities water; Schedule Mg-1 effective June 1, 2024, per 1,000 gallons.
Property tax: 1.92% of value; 2025 tax year, Winnebago County portion of Menasha
Garbage: City of Menasha Public Works; 64-gallon garbage and 96-gallon recycling carts
Electricity: Menasha Utilities; Residential service Rg-1
Gas: We Energies; Residential sales service Rg-1

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the 2025 Winnebago County net rate of $19.19188 per $1,000 (city, county, Menasha School District and technical college, after the school levy tax credit) on $180,587, which is the Census median home value of $191,800 times the 2025 Winnebago assessment ratio of 0.94153454. The lottery credit ($260.17) and first dollar credit ($86.72) for Menasha Schools come off the bill. Parts of Menasha lie in Calumet County and the Appleton School District, which have different rates.
Water: $14.00 service charge for a 5/8-inch meter plus $16.68 monthly public fire protection (both Menasha Electric and Water Utilities PSC tariffs, effective June 1, 2024); volume tiers per 1,000 gallons. Storm water is $99 a year per equivalent runoff unit, shown as $8.25 a month.
Sewer: the only figures found are the Board of Public Works' recommendation of $14.89 a month plus $6.70 per 1,000 gallons from 1 September 2023; no current rate sheet is published online. Checked 2026-10-31 without finding a newer one: the Board of Public Works 2025 packets and minutes, the 2025 budget book, the wastewater page, Menasha Utilities bill inserts and the 2026 'Understanding Your Bill' flyer (which says only that the City sets the sewer rate); these amounts may be out of date.
Electric: Rg-1 $12.00 customer charge and $0.1140 per kWh; the power cost adjustment varies monthly (base cost $0.0792/kWh) and no current monthly value is published, so it is not included. Gas is the We Energies Rg-1 rate per therm; the daily customer charge is annualised to monthly. The tariff (effective June 1, 2025) is current and the Menasha Utilities rates page links no monthly adjustment value, so the typical electric total is understated by the adjustment.
Typical electric and gas use is the We Energies residential assumption in its rate review; Menasha Utilities publishes no typical use, and no water use figure is published, so the page default is used.
Gas omitted: the gas utility serving Menasha could not be confirmed from official sources.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Menasha compares

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

Per year	Menasha	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.92%	1.54%	higher than 40 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$1,146	$461	higher than 45 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$819	$687	higher than 30 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Trash	$0	$199	lower than 29 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,047	$1,905	lower than 44 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$6,478	$7,415	lower than 37 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: Menasha's property tax rate is 1.92%, higher than 40 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 Menasha is 1.92%, higher than 40 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. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $1,146 a year at typical use, higher than 45 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,146 a year at typical use, higher than 45 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $0 a year for the standard cart, lower than 29 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $0 a year for the standard cart, lower than 29 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $1,047 a year, lower than 44 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 $1,047 a year for a typical house, lower than 44 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 Menasha house costs

What is the property tax rate in Menasha?

About 1.92% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Winnebago County portion of Menasha), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $9,596 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Menasha?

About $164 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Menasha Utilities water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Menasha?

$0 to $9 a month, depending on the trash cart size (64-gallon garbage cart (included), 96-gallon garbage cart upgrade).

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

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