The median commercial property tax rate in Belleville for fiscal year 2025 is 0.7%, making it the lowest in Dane County, BlockShopper.com reports.
In comparison, the median across the county is 1.5% for fiscal year 2025, placing Belleville 0.8 percentage points beneath that mark.
Among the 20 cities in Dane County, commercial property tax rates start at 0.7% in Belleville and rise to 2.3% in Marshall.
For fiscal year 2024, Belleville’s median commercial property tax rate was 1.7%, ranking as the fifth lowest in the county.
Commercial property tax rates averaged 1.76% across 53 large U.S. cities in 2024, based on analysis from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The analysis shows a $1 million property—$200,000 of which is in fixtures—would see an annual tax payment of about $21,060. Reported rates ranged significantly, measuring from well below 1% up to 4% in certain cities.
In several states, property classification leads to higher effective tax rates on commercial, industrial, and apartment properties compared with residential sectors. In specific jurisdictions, commercial tax rates can be several multiples of residential rates—Charleston’s may reach six times greater, for instance.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 2.3% |
| 2 | Cross Plains | 1.6% |
| 2 | Madison | 1.6% |
| 4 | DeForest | 1.5% |
| 4 | Cottage Grove | 1.5% |
| 4 | Waunakee | 1.5% |
| 4 | Stoughton | 1.5% |
| 4 | Middleton | 1.5% |
| 4 | McFarland | 1.5% |
| 10 | Sun Prairie | 1.4% |
| 10 | Fitchburg | 1.4% |
| 10 | Oregon | 1.4% |
| 13 | Verona | 1.3% |
| 13 | Edgerton | 1.3% |
| 13 | Mount Horeb | 1.3% |
| 16 | Cambridge | 1.2% |
| 16 | Brooklyn | 1.2% |
| 18 | Windsor | 1% |
| 18 | Deerfield | 1% |
| 20 | Belleville | 0.7% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 171 Countryside Drive | 3.3% |
| 2 | 17 W. Main St. | 1% |
| 3 | 110 Greenway Cross Court | 0.7% |
| 3 | 618 Village Drive | 0.7% |
| 5 | 101 Olson Ave. | 0.4% |
Note: Some property addresses may be incomplete or missing due to limitations in county assessor data.
Information in this article was obtained from BlockShopper.com. The source data can be found here.