What a Stoughton 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 $350,000 of value before exemptions. Typical use.
- Property tax$6,099
1.743% of $350,000
- Electricity and gas$1,908
600 kWh a month $1,004 · 62.58 therms $904
- Water and sewer$894
3,000 gallons a month on Stoughton Utilities water: water $34, sewer $34, stormwater eru charge $7 a month
- Trash$215
Garbage 64 gallon and recycling 96 gallon carts (annual charge, shown per month), $18 a month
- Home insuranceNot included
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A typical Stoughton house costs about $9,100 a year: $6,100 property tax and charges, $890 water and sewer, $220 trash, $1,910 electricity and gas; 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
- January 31in 88 daysThe first installment is due by January 31st and is payable to the City of Stoughton.
- July 31The second installment is due by July 31st and is payable to the Dane County Treasurer.
Who serves this house
- Water
- Stoughton Utilities water
- Customer charge plus a monthly fire protection charge for a 5/8" meter; flat volume rate per gallon.
- Property tax
- 1.74% of value
- 2025 tax year, City of Stoughton in the Stoughton School District (Dane County)
- Garbage
- John's Disposal
- Garbage and recycling collection for the City of Stoughton
- Sewer
- Stoughton Utilities
- Wastewater rates with a customer charge and volume charge
- Electricity
- Stoughton Utilities
- Residential Service (RG-1) rate
- Gas
- Alliant Energy
- Listed by Stoughton Utilities as the natural gas contact
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax uses Dane County's 2025 tax-year rates for the City of Stoughton, Stoughton School District: city 7.360026, county 2.570131, MATC 0.61596 and school 8.192023 less the 1.312932 school credit, per $1,000 (total 17.425208).
- The starting value is the City's $350,000 estimate for the average single-family home, which the City states as an equalized value. It is run through Dane County's assessed-basis mill rates (city 7.360026), whereas the City's own budget uses 7.1628 per $1,000 of equalized value, so the city part is overstated by about 3% (roughly $70); the real assessed value of a house may also differ.
- Water is $13.00 customer charge plus $10.00 fire protection and $0.00358 per gallon; sewer is $13.69 plus $0.00671 per gallon; the $7.01 stormwater ERU is on the utility rates page. Typical use is the utility's 4,000 gallons and 600 kWh a month.
- Trash and recycling is the City's annual refuse collection charge of $215.20 divided by 12; the sources do not say whether it is on the tax bill or the utility bill, so it is counted once.
- Electric uses RG-1 $14.00 + $1.24 CTC and $0.1140 per kWh, leaving out the variable PCAC. Gas is Alliant's Gg-1: $0.4603 a day (about $14.00 a month) and $0.4907 per therm; use 751 therms a year.
- Some Stoughton addresses lie in Rock County or other school districts, and no flat special charges beyond the above were found on city sources.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
How Stoughton compares
A typical Stoughton house against the 47 Wisconsin cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.
| Per year | Stoughton | Median | Where it falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax rate | 1.74% | 1.54% | higher than 30 of the other 45 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Water | $405 | $461 | lower than 31 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Sewer and utility-bill fees | $489 | $687 | lower than 41 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Trash | $215 | $199 | higher than 20 of the other 30 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Electricity and gas | $1,908 | $1,905 | higher than 24 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover |
| Total | $9,116 | $7,415 | higher than 37 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. Sewer and utility-bill fees
The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $489 a year, lower than 41 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 $489 a year, lower than 41 of the other 46 Wisconsin cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"
Common questions about Stoughton house costs
What is the property tax rate in Stoughton?
About 1.74% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, City of Stoughton in the Stoughton School District (Dane County)), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Stoughton?
About $8,713 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in Stoughton?
About $74 a month for water and sewer at typical use (3,000 gallons a month) on Stoughton Utilities water.
How much does trash pickup cost in Stoughton?
$18 a month for a house.
When is property tax due in Stoughton?
January 31: The first installment is due by January 31st and is payable to the City of Stoughton. July 31: The second installment is due by July 31st and is payable to the Dane County Treasurer.
How much does a house in Stoughton cost to run each year?
A typical Stoughton house costs about $9,100 a year: $6,100 property tax and charges, $890 water and sewer, $220 trash, $1,910 electricity and gas; home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.