Rhinelander, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander house

$5,448a year · $454 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $125,700; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$1,899
1.511% of $125,700
Electricity and gas$1,783
595 kWh a month $1,280 · 56.35 therms $504
Water and sewer$1,766
7,000 gallons a month on Rhinelander Water Utility: water $48, sewer $99 a month
TrashIncluded
Paid through property tax; no separate trash fee for one waste and one recycling cart
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Rhinelander house at the typical market value ($125,700) costs about $5,500 a year: $1,900 property tax and charges, $1,770 water and sewer, $1,780 electricity and gas; 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 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:

Money dates

20th of the monthWater bills are billed quarterly; if a bill is due Jan 20, later bills are due April 20, July 20 and October 20.

Who serves this house

Water: Rhinelander Water Utility; Quarterly service charge by meter size, volume charge per 1,000 gallons and quarterly public fire protection charge by square feet of improvements; assumes a home with 1,001-1,500 sq ft of improvements.
Property tax: 1.51% of value; 2025 tax year, Oneida County
Garbage: Republic Services of Northern Wisconsin (city contract); Residential dwellings zoned R-1, R-2 and R-3; paid through the property tax bill
Sewer: City of Rhinelander Wastewater Utility; Quarterly service charge plus volume charge per 1,000 gallons
Electricity: Wisconsin Public Service; Schedule Rg-1
Gas: Wisconsin Public Service; Residential firm sales rate
Stormwater: City of Rhinelander; Billed in addition: $15.74 per quarter per Equivalent Runoff Unit; the city does not publish how many units a house has, so the totals here exclude it

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the Wisconsin DOR 2025 effective full-value rate of 0.01511 for the City of Rhinelander (net of the state school levy credit), applied to the Census median home value of $125,700. Lottery and first dollar credits are not subtracted.
Trash and recycling (one cart each) are paid through the property tax bill with no separate line, so no trash charge is added.
Water: $39.75 quarterly service charge (5/8-inch meter) plus the $12.42 quarterly public fire protection charge for 1,001-1,500 sq ft of improvements (larger homes pay more), divided by 3; volume tiers are quarterly gallons divided by 3 per month. Sewer: $65.93 quarterly plus $11.41 per 1,000 gallons. A stormwater charge of $15.74 quarterly per Equivalent Runoff Unit exists, but the city publishes no unit count for a house, so it is not added.
Electric and gas are Wisconsin Public Service Rg-1 and residential firm rates; typical use is EIA's WPS and Wisconsin residential averages.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Rhinelander house costs

What is the property tax rate in Rhinelander?

About 1.51% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Oneida County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $7,555 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Rhinelander?

About $147 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Rhinelander Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Rhinelander?

Paid through property tax; no separate trash fee for one waste and one recycling cart

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

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