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Milwaukee property tax: where it goes

A typical Milwaukee house pays about $4,020 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Milwaukee house pays 2.08% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $193,500 of value before exemptions, that's about $4,025 a year.

Tax is levied on City assessment figures for 2025..

Rates for the 2026 tax year are set in late 2026 and are not yet published.

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $193,500
Net tax rate: city, Milwaukee Public Schools, MATC, MMSD and county, less state credit (schools)2.08%$4,025
Total2.08%$4,025

2025 tax year, City of Milwaukee.

Sources

  1. Milwaukee tax rate chart
  2. Assessor 2025 citywide data
  3. Milwaukee County Treasurer: rate per $1,000 by tax year 2016-2025

Checked October 30, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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