Village Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is a village in Wisconsin, in Walworth County.
The median owner-occupied home in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake had a real-estate tax bill of $5,672 (± $770) a year, compared with $3,746 in Wisconsin and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $555,800 (± $78,352), compared with $247,400 in Wisconsin and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Fontana-on-Geneva Lake | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,633 ± 214 | 5,892,023 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $5,672 ± $770 | $3,746 ± $11 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $555,800 ± $78,352 | $247,400 ± $937 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $104,583 ± $21,848 | $75,670 ± $402 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.02% ± 0.20 points | 1.51% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 87.0% ± 4.9 points | 67.9% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 49.6% ± 8.6 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 23.3% ± 6.6 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 28% of the estimate | 18.4% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Wisconsin
How it works. Three statutory foreclosure methods identified by Wisconsin DOR: tax deed under §75.14, foreclosure of tax certificate under §75.19, and in-rem foreclosure under §75.521
Excess sale money. Current §75.36 requires net proceeds from later county sale of tax-foreclosed property, after statutory costs/taxes/assessments, to be distributed to former owner. Unclaimed/returned proceeds become county unclaimed funds after statutory notice/period. §75.35 also provides former-owner repurchase mechanisms before sale for qualifying property
These rules are set by Wisconsin, not by Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Wisconsin entry with statute links.