What a New Berlin 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 $375,246 of value before exemptions. Typical use.
- Property tax$4,645
1.238% of $375,246
- Electricity$1,732
660 kWh a month $1,732
- Water and sewer$1,420
7,000 gallons a month on New Berlin water service (supplied by Milwaukee Water Works): water $44, sewer $70, stormwater fee $5 a month
- TrashIncluded
Billed as a special charge on the property tax bill; the Common Council sets the amount each year by resolution
- Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.
A typical New Berlin house costs about $7,800 a year: $4,640 property tax and charges, $1,420 water and sewer, $1,730 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 30, 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:
Money dates
- January 31in 88 daysProperty tax installment dates are January 31st, March 31st and May 31st; a missed installment makes the full bill due back to January 31st.
Who serves this house
- Water
- New Berlin water service (supplied by Milwaukee Water Works)
- Water use is billed per 1,000 gallons each quarter, in three blocks.
- Property tax
- 1.24% of value
- 2025 tax year, City of New Berlin in the New Berlin School District
- Garbage
- Johns Disposal (City of New Berlin contract)
- The amount is included on the tax bill
- Sewer
- City of New Berlin
- Quarterly unit and connection charge plus a charge per 1,000 gallons
- Electricity
- We Energies
- New Berlin is listed on We Energies' outage page
Your water
- Supplier
- Milwaukee Water Works is New Berlin’s sole water supplier.
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax uses the City's 2025 rates for the New Berlin School District: city 5.2285, county 1.4293, technical college 0.2774 and school 6.8396 less the 1.3965 state credit, per $1,000 of assessed value (net 12.3783).
- Typical value is the city's own example home ($375,246 assessed value) on its public safety referendum page; the earlier computed 2025 roll median ($363,100) was replaced by this published figure.
- Water: $21.00 quarterly 5/8-inch meter charge divided by 3; $5.45, $5.33 and $4.24 per 1,000 gallons with quarterly breakpoints of 35,000 and 500,000 gallons divided by 3. Stormwater is $15 per quarter.
- Sewer: $164.57 quarterly unit and connection charge divided by 3 plus $2.20 per 1,000 gallons.
- HELD, not publishable: garbage and recycling is a per-unit special charge on the tax bill set by yearly Council resolution under code 220.1; the 2025/2026 amount is not in the FAQ, billing pages, 2025 tax-rate sheet or 2026 adopted budget, so it is NOT included in the total. Missing: New Berlin per-unit garbage/recycling special charge, 2025 or 2026 Council resolution.
- Electric and gas use the We Energies 2026 residential Rg1 electric rates PDF and the Rg-1 gas tariff sheets 93-95 listed in sources.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
How New Berlin compares
A typical New Berlin house against the 47 Wisconsin cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.
| Per year | New Berlin | Median | Where it falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax rate | 1.24% | 1.54% | lower than 35 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Water | $524 | $461 | higher than 26 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Sewer and utility-bill fees | $896 | $687 | higher than 37 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Electricity and gas | $1,732 | $1,905 | lower than 27 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Total | $7,797 | $7,415 | higher than 27 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: New Berlin's property tax rate is 1.24%, lower than 35 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 New Berlin is 1.24%, lower than 35 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. Sewer and utility-bill fees
The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $896 a year, higher than 37 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.
Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $896 a year, higher than 37 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"
Common questions about New Berlin house costs
What is the property tax rate in New Berlin?
About 1.24% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, City of New Berlin in the New Berlin School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in New Berlin?
About $6,189 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in New Berlin?
About $118 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on New Berlin water service (supplied by Milwaukee Water Works).
How much does trash pickup cost in New Berlin?
Billed as a special charge on the property tax bill; the Common Council sets the amount each year by resolution
When is property tax due in New Berlin?
January 31: Property tax installment dates are January 31st, March 31st and May 31st; a missed installment makes the full bill due back to January 31st.
How much does a house in New Berlin cost to run each year?
A typical New Berlin house costs about $7,800 a year: $4,640 property tax and charges, $1,420 water and sewer, $1,730 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.