Property owners in Fitchburg paid property taxes equivalent to 1.8% of their home’s value during the fourth quarter of 2025, making it more than double the national average, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
Data shows the median home in Fitchburg sold for $425,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, based on the sale of 114 properties. The typical property tax bill was $7,819, or 1.8% of the median assessed home value for the city that year.
The average effective property tax rate in the U.S. stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Dane had the highest property tax rate among cities in Dane County.
The effective property tax rate for 2025 was determined using estimated inflation metrics and county tax data from 2024. Actual property tax rates could show slight variations.
U.S. home prices continued to climb in 2025, with the national median pricing near $447,000 by June, a 1.13% gain from a year before, Redfin data show. The reports reveal a substantial mismatch between housing supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36%, or 508,715 homes. According to Redfin, a balanced market is considered one where sellers and buyers are no more than 10% apart in numbers.
The following table displays a comparison of Dane with other cities within Dane County by their median effective property tax rate, all calculated using sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane | 10 | $250,000 | $5,872 | 2.3% |
| Marshall | 11 | $260,000 | $4,989 | 1.9% |
| Sun Prairie | 161 | $370,000 | $6,936 | 1.9% |
| Belleville | 8 | $284,757 | $5,315 | 1.9% |
| Fitchburg | 114 | $425,000 | $7,819 | 1.8% |
| Cottage Grove | 45 | $390,000 | $7,083 | 1.8% |
| Verona | 72 | $419,950 | $7,247 | 1.7% |
| Madison | 1,125 | $415,000 | $6,874 | 1.7% |
| Deerfield | 20 | $272,500 | $4,546 | 1.7% |
| Cambridge | 10 | $328,500 | $5,333 | 1.6% |
| Middleton | 91 | $499,000 | $7,912 | 1.6% |
| Maple Bluff | 10 | $965,600 | $15,145 | 1.6% |
| Stoughton | 82 | $358,000 | $5,568 | 1.6% |
| Mount Horeb | 31 | $407,099 | $6,125 | 1.5% |
| McFarland | 42 | $443,100 | $6,840 | 1.5% |
| Cross Plains | 19 | $400,000 | $5,831 | 1.5% |
| Mazomanie | 11 | $300,000 | $4,468 | 1.5% |
| Waunakee | 78 | $525,100 | $7,806 | 1.5% |
| Windsor | 30 | $479,637 | $6,807 | 1.4% |
| DeForest | 62 | $445,000 | $6,307 | 1.4% |
| Shorewood Hills | 6 | $1,115,000 | $15,915 | 1.4% |
| Black Earth | 10 | $325,830 | $4,650 | 1.4% |
| Brooklyn | 7 | $395,000 | $5,591 | 1.4% |
| Blue Mounds | 3 | $380,000 | $5,498 | 1.4% |
| Oregon | 71 | $484,844 | $6,709 | 1.4% |