Shorewood, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Shorewood 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 Shorewood house

$10,760a year · $897 a month

Starts at $340,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$6,426
1.890% of $340,000
Electricity and gas$2,465
660 kWh a month $1,732 · 72.08 therms $733
Water and sewer$1,869
7,000 gallons a month on Village of Shorewood water (bought from Milwaukee Water Works): water $53, sewer $103 a month
TrashIncluded
Paid through property tax; no separate trash fee
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A typical Shorewood house costs about $10,800 a year: $6,430 property tax and charges, $1,870 water and sewer, $2,460 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:

Pay property tax by e-check, not card
Online electronic check carries an additional $1.50 fee; credit card an additional 2.55% of the payment.
How: Pay online on the Village website.
Streetlight charge is not in the total: $4.84 per foot of frontage
The 2026 streetlight charge is $4.84 per lineal foot of the street your property is addressed on, billed on the utility bill; for example 40 feet would be $193.60 a year. Corner lots are charged the shortest street length, not less than 40 feet.
How: The Village's Streetlight Charge GIS link shows your lineal footage.

Money dates

January 31, March 31 and May 31in 88 daysTaxes are due in full by January 31; with the installment plan the installments are due January 31, March 31 and May 31.
February 1in 89 daysInterest and penalties are assessed at 1.5% per month retroactive to February 1 on the full remaining balance.
March, June, September, DecemberUtility bills are mailed in early March, June, September and December.

Who serves this house

Water: Village of Shorewood water (bought from Milwaukee Water Works); In August 2026, the new water charge per 1,000 gallons is $4.69.
Property tax: 1.89% of value; 2025 tax year, Village of Shorewood (Milwaukee County)
Garbage: Village of Shorewood; Refuse collection is a Village Public Works service
Electricity: We Energies; Serves Shorewood

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Your water

Source: Milwaukee's water source is surface water from Lake Michigan.
Lead: Lead 90th percentile 3.20 ppb; 0 of 30 results were above the 15 ppb action level (sampled 6/6/2023).

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the 2025 net rate of $18.90 per $1,000 (Milwaukee County table; includes schools, MATC, MMSD, county and state credit) on a $340,000 assessed example home from the Village budget. Wisconsin has no homestead exemption.
Water is $4.69 per 1,000 gallons (new August 2026 rate); the quarterly meter charge $36.00 plus public fire protection $28.56 (5/8-inch meter, August 2026 column) is divided by 3 = $21.52 a month. Sewer is $14.26 per 1,000 gallons plus $20.06 a quarter (divided by 3).
Refuse is a Village service funded by property tax, with no separate fee. Electric adds the three per-kWh Rg1 charges (0.19342 + 0.00199 + 0.00052) and annualises the $0.49315 daily customer charge.
A streetlight special charge ($4.84 per lineal foot in 2026, billed on the quarterly utility bill) is not in the total because the Village publishes no typical frontage; it is shown as a per-foot rate (e.g. 40 feet x $4.84 = $193.60 a year; the 40 feet minimum applies to corner lots).
Gas is We Energies (Wisconsin Gas LLC) Rg-1 per the We Energies gas pooling-area map, which places Shorewood in the Metro Milwaukee area with Glendale; fixed $0.33 a day and $0.7083 per therm effective Nov 1, 2026; typical use is 865 therms a year (72.08 a month) from We Energies' rate-request assumption. No sourced village or county insurance premium was found, so insurance is omitted.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Shorewood compares

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

Per year	Shorewood	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.89%	1.54%	higher than 36 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover
Water	$637	$461	higher than 32 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,232	$687	higher than 45 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,465	$1,905	higher than 34 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover
Total	$10,760	$7,415	higher than 45 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: Shorewood's property tax rate is 1.89%, higher than 36 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 Shorewood is 1.89%, higher than 36 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 $1,232 a year, higher than 45 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 $1,232 a year, higher than 45 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

Common questions about Shorewood house costs

What is the property tax rate in Shorewood?

About 1.89% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Village of Shorewood (Milwaukee County)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $9,450 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Shorewood?

About $156 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Village of Shorewood water (bought from Milwaukee Water Works).

How much does trash pickup cost in Shorewood?

Paid through property tax; no separate trash fee

When is property tax due in Shorewood?

January 31, March 31 and May 31: Taxes are due in full by January 31; with the installment plan the installments are due January 31, March 31 and May 31.

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

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