Pleasant Prairie, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie house

$8,001a year · $667 a month

Starts at $373,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$4,706
1.302% of $373,000, minus the $150 lottery and gaming credit
Electricity$1,732
660 kWh a month $1,732
Water and sewer$1,281
7,000 gallons a month on Pleasant Prairie Water Utility: water $43, sewer $51, clean water utility (per eru) $6, public fire protection for property owners within the pleasant prairie water utility ($0.01796 per $1,000 of property value per month; about $6.70 for a $373,000 home) $7 a month
Trash$282
Automated 95-gallon cart, $24 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Pleasant Prairie house costs about $8,000 a year: $4,710 property tax and charges, $1,280 water and sewer, $280 trash, $1,730 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:

Switch to the automated 65-gallon cart cartUp to $24 a year
Your cart costs $24 a month; the smallest costs $22. Worth it if you rarely fill it.
How: Contact the Sanitation Department at 262.925.6700.
Sewer winter-based average
The sewer volume charge for residential customers from May 1 through September 30 is based on a winter-based average volume.
How: Customers on Kenosha Water Utility water can bring two KWU bill stubs by May 1.
Lottery credit form
If a tax bill does not show the lottery credit but the owner qualifies, a form is available.
How: The form is available at the Village Hall finance counter, and it can be mailed with the property tax payment.
Three-installment tax plan
The Village offers a three installment payment plan for real estate taxes only.
How: See the enclosed statement for due dates.
Free hazardous waste, compost and mulch
The Residential Recycling Center offers hazardous waste collection on the first Saturday of each month, along with free compost and mulch.
How: Residential Recycling Center.

Who serves this house

Water: Pleasant Prairie Water Utility; Residential water use is billed at one rate for all water used monthly, per 1,000 gallons.
Property tax: 1.30% of value; 2025 tax year, Village of Pleasant Prairie / Kenosha Unified School District
Garbage: Village of Pleasant Prairie Solid Waste Utility; Curbside garbage, recycling and leaf collection for about 7,540 homes.
Sewer: Pleasant Prairie Sewer Utility; Sewer rates are based on meter size and water volume.
Electricity: We Energies; Residential rate Rg1.
Schools: Kenosha Unified School District; The Village collects tax payment on behalf of Kenosha Unified School District.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Water source: The Village purchases treated water from the Kenosha Water Utility on a wholesale basis.
Lead: Lead 90th percentile was 0.88 ppb, with an action level of 15 (sampled 7/18/2023).
Total hardness: Total hardness averaged 140 ppm (range 131 - 148).

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the 2025 combined rate of $13.02 per $1,000 of assessed value for the Village in Kenosha Unified School District, on the Village's median assessed home value of $373,000; the lottery credit is shown as a bill credit (the county sheet also lists a $50.07 first dollar credit, not counted). Wisconsin has no homestead exemption. A small part of the Village in the Bristol school area pays $15.00 per $1,000 on the county sheet.
Water: $15.01 monthly meter charge (5/8 inch) plus $4.19 per 1,000 gallons; the Village purchases water from Kenosha Water Utility. The rate page is labeled effective May 1, 2022 and the Village says water rates stay flat in 2026.
Sewer: PP Sewer District $16.20 monthly (5/8 inch) plus $5.15 per 1,000 gallons, effective January 1, 2025; the Lake Michigan (LM) Sewer District, a small area, pays more. Summer sewer volume uses the winter average.
Fees: $6 Clean Water Utility charge assumes one ERU; public fire protection is $0.01796 per $1,000 of property value per month, applied to the $373,000 median ($6.70).
Garbage: the 95-gallon cart ($23.50) is the default. Electric: Rg1 fixed charge 0.49315 a day annualised plus per-kWh energy, fuel and environmental charges. No gas utility is listed: no official source places the Village in a gas service area. Insurance omitted: no official local figure found.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Pleasant Prairie compares

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

Per year	Pleasant Prairie	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.30%	1.54%	lower than 33 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$519	$461	higher than 25 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$763	$687	higher than 28 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Trash	$282	$199	higher than 27 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,732	$1,905	lower than 27 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$8,001	$7,415	higher than 29 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. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $282 a year for the standard cart, higher than 27 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 $282 a year for the standard cart, higher than 27 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

Common questions about Pleasant Prairie house costs

What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Prairie?

About 1.30% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Village of Pleasant Prairie / Kenosha Unified School District), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $6,360 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Pleasant Prairie?

About $107 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Pleasant Prairie Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Pleasant Prairie?

$22 to $24 a month, depending on the trash cart size (Automated 65-gallon cart, Automated 95-gallon cart).

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Pleasant Prairie?

Yes. Switch to the automated 65-gallon cart cart (up to $24 a year): Your cart costs $24 a month; the smallest costs $22. Worth it if you rarely fill it.

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

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