ZIP Code 53157

In ZIP code 53157, near Delavan, the county-level effective property tax rate is 1.33%. That rate applies to whatever a home is worth, so the actual bill scales with value: a higher-priced house pays proportionally more, while a lower-priced one pays less. Because the rate is set at the county level, homeowners here don't get a lower local rate to offset higher values. Sales tax in this ZIP comes to 5.50% on purchases. Together, property taxes and sales taxes shape what a household keeps after housing costs, and how comfortably that fits depends on earnings relative to home prices in the area.