Property Tax & Income in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Bayfield County has an effective property tax rate of 1.01%. On the median home value of $240,800, that's roughly $2,425 per year. Median household income is $71,151.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Bayfield County | Wisconsin (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.01% | 1.36% |
| Median home value1 | $240,800 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 7.65% | top rate 7.65% |
| State sales tax3 | 5.72% combined | 5.72% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Bayfield County, WI
Bayfield County’s effective property tax rate of 1.007% sits well below Wisconsin’s statewide median of 1.362%, placing it 68th out of the state’s 72 counties. That ranking signals a comparatively gentle tax environment within Wisconsin, though the picture shifts against national norms: the U.S. median effective rate is 0.794%, meaning Bayfield County property owners still pay proportionally more than the average American homeowner. On a median home value of $240,800, the annual tax bill comes to about $2,425. With median household income at $71,151 and per-capita income of $41,199, that levy absorbs a modest share of earnings. Communities such as Bayfield, Cable, and Cornucopia reflect the county’s rural, lakefront character, where property values and tax rates together shape what owning a home here actually costs.