McFarland residents paid property taxes amounting to 1.5% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, a rate more than 1.7 times higher than the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from 42 homes sold reveals a median sales price of $443,100 for McFarland properties during this period. The median property tax bill in 2025 was $6,840, representing 1.5% of the taxed homes’ median value.
The national average effective property tax rate was 0.888% in 2024.
Within Dane County, Dane held the highest property tax rate.
This article bases the 2025 effective property tax rate on estimated inflation values and 2024 county tax data; actual rates may differ slightly in specific cases.
U.S. home prices rose again in 2025, reaching a national median of around $447,000 in June—1.13% more than the previous year, according to Redfin. Redfin also found a notable supply-demand imbalance, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 36% (a gap of 508,715 homes). For a balanced market, Redfin measures sellers and buyers as being within 10% of each other.
The table below displays the median effective property tax rates for Dane and select other cities in Dane County, using fourth quarter of 2025 sales and property tax figures.
| 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% |