Property Tax & Income in Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Green Lake County has an effective property tax rate of 1.26%. On the median home value of $215,400, that's roughly $2,718 per year. Median household income is $68,196.
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 | Green Lake County | Wisconsin (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.26% | 1.36% |
| Median home value1 | $215,400 | — |
| 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 Green Lake County, WI
Green Lake County’s effective property tax rate of 1.262% sits below Wisconsin’s statewide median of 1.362%, placing it 50th among the state’s 72 counties. That ranking signals a lighter tax load than most Wisconsin counties impose. Against the national median of 0.794%, however, the county’s rate runs noticeably higher, a gap common across much of the Midwest. On a median home value of $215,400, the annual real-estate tax bill comes to $2,718. Households earning a median of $68,196, with per-capita income at $39,565, absorb that bill alongside other costs. Communities such as Berlin, Kingston, and Marquette reflect the county’s mix of small towns and rural areas. Buyers comparing regions should weigh the state advantage against the steeper national benchmark, since the county’s rate is favorable locally but still elevated by nationwide standards.