Property Tax & Income in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Manitowoc County has an effective property tax rate of 1.44%. On the median home value of $186,900, that's roughly $2,695 per year. Median household income is $69,148.
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 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.44% | 1.36% |
| Median home value1 | $186,900 | — |
| 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 Manitowoc County, WI
Manitowoc County’s effective property tax rate of 1.442% sits above Wisconsin’s statewide median of 1.362% and ranks 22nd among the state’s 72 counties. That places the county somewhat higher than its neighbors on the tax scale. Against the national median of 0.794%, the gap widens considerably — homeowners here pay roughly double the national rate. On a median home value of $186,900, that rate yields an annual tax bill of about $2,695. With median household income at $69,148 and per-capita income at $38,222, property taxes take a meaningful share of local earnings. Communities such as Cleveland, Newton, and Collins reflect the county’s mix of small towns and rural areas, where lower home values help offset the steeper rate compared with much of the country.