Waupaca, WI · Updated Oct 2026

What a Waupaca 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 Waupaca house

$6,107a year · $509 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $175,600; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$2,822
1.607% of $175,600
Electricity and gas$2,072
595 kWh a month $1,280 · 65.2 therms $792
Water and sewer$1,017
7,000 gallons a month on City of Waupaca Water Utility: water $34, sewer $51 a month
Trash$196
96-gallon garbage and recycling totes (2026 rate, as reported by local news), $16 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Waupaca house at the typical market value ($175,600) costs about $6,100 a year: $2,820 property tax and charges, $1,020 water and sewer, $200 trash, $2,070 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

Jan 31in 87 daysProperty tax payments made on or before January 31 go to the taxation district treasurer.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Waupaca Water Utility; Monthly service charge by meter size, volume charges per 1,000 gallons and a public fire protection service charge.
Property tax: 1.61% of value; 2025 tax year, Waupaca County
Garbage: GFL (contracted by the City of Waupaca); Garbage weekly, recycling every other week, billed on the water/sewer bill
Sewer: City of Waupaca; Monthly service charge plus charge per 1,000 gallons of water usage
Electricity: Wisconsin Public Service; Residential Service (Rg-1)
Natural gas: Wisconsin Public Service; Residential Service (Rg-3): daily customer charge plus a rate per therm

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How these numbers are made

Property tax uses the Wisconsin DOR 2025 effective full-value rate of 0.01607 for the City of Waupaca (net of the state school levy credit), applied to the Census median home value of $175,600. Lottery and first dollar credits are not subtracted.
Garbage and recycling: $16.35 a month for 2026 (up from $15.87 in 2025) as reported by the Waupaca County Post after the Dec. 2 council resolution; the city page says the cost is on the water/sewer bill. The council was weighing a GFL renewal with a 3% yearly increase in July 2026, and a fuel surcharge can apply.
Water: $6.11 monthly service charge for a 5/8-inch meter plus the public fire protection charge of $0.05933 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, applied to an assessed value of the $175,600 Census median times the 0.88 DOR 2025 assessment ratio for the City of Waupaca (about $154,500; actual charge follows each home's assessment); volume tiers per 1,000 gallons as in the February 2025 sheet. Sewer: $24.94 monthly plus $3.80 per 1,000 gallons of water used. The Feb. 2025 sheet is the rate sheet posted on the city site; no newer one was found. The water and sewer rates are the 2025 sheet (dated February 2025), the newest the city posts.
Electric is the Rg-1 daily customer charge of $0.58915 times 365 / 12 plus $0.14802 per kWh and the $0.00107 fuel cost adjustment; typical use of 595 kWh a month is 2024 EIA sales for Wisconsin Public Service divided by its customers and 12 months.
Natural gas: Wisconsin Public Service Rg-3 daily customer charge of $0.5589 ($17.00 a month) and $0.7515 per therm (distribution $0.1942, competitive supply $0.038, base gas $0.5193); the base gas charge changes monthly. Typical use of 65.2 therms a month is 2024 EIA Wisconsin residential gas use per consumer (converted at 1.037 therms per ccf).
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Waupaca house costs

What is the property tax rate in Waupaca?

About 1.61% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Waupaca County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $8,035 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Waupaca?

About $85 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Waupaca Water Utility.

How much does trash pickup cost in Waupaca?

$16 a month for a house.

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

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