The median owner-occupied home in Milwaukee County had a real-estate tax bill of $4,406 (± $32) a year, compared with $3,746 in Wisconsin and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $216,500 (± $1,891), compared with $247,400 in Wisconsin and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 927,656 | 5,892,023 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $4,406 ± $32 | $3,746 ± $11 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $216,500 ± $1,891 | $247,400 ± $937 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $62,118 ± $904 | $75,670 ± $402 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.04% ± 0.02 points | 1.51% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 49.8% ± 0.6 points | 67.9% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.6% ± 0.6 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.7% ± 0.7 points | 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.
Cities, towns and villages in Milwaukee County (19)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Bayside (partly in this county)
- Brown Deer
- Cudahy
- Fox Point
- Franklin
- Glendale
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Hales Corners
- Milwaukee (partly in this county)
- Oak Creek
- River Hills
- Shorewood
- South Milwaukee
- St. Francis
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- West Milwaukee
- Whitefish Bay
Towns and townships in Milwaukee County (17)
- Brown Deer village
- Cudahy city
- Fox Point village
- Franklin city
- Glendale city
- Greendale village
- Greenfield city
- Hales Corners village
- Oak Creek city
- River Hills village
- Shorewood village
- South Milwaukee city
- St. Francis city
- Wauwatosa city
- West Allis city
- West Milwaukee village
- Whitefish Bay village
Other named communities in Milwaukee County (5)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Carrollville
- Granville
- Oakwood
- Saint Martins
- West Granville