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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Analysis: Dane County effective property tax rates outpaced the national average in Q1

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Property owners in Dane County paid 1.8% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2024, which is more than 1.7 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Madison Reporter.

The median sales price of a Dane County home in the first quarter of 2024 was $375,100, based on data from the 1,732 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $6,918, which is 1.8% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.7 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Dane County real estate data showed homeowners in Black Earth, Blue Mounds, and Maple Bluff paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2024 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The following table compares Black Earth with some other cities belonging to Dane County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2024.

CityQ1 2024 SalesQ1 2024 Median PriceMedian tax 2024Effective tax rate
Black Earth10$140,000$4,8723.5%
Blue Mounds4$205,000$5,4432.7%
Maple Bluff7$610,500$15,3442.5%
Fitchburg83$369,300$8,0232.2%
Cottage Grove32$345,850$7,2332.1%
Middleton69$403,500$8,1552%
Verona57$366,100$7,0581.9%
Cross Plains12$320,050$6,1401.9%
Waunakee61$450,000$8,6301.9%
Madison943$382,400$7,0551.8%
Sun Prairie139$365,000$6,7041.8%
Mount Horeb37$325,000$5,8691.8%
Windsor37$376,400$6,6671.8%
Stoughton42$296,600$5,2581.8%
Mazomanie8$265,493$4,7191.8%
McFarland23$405,800$6,9561.7%
Oregon47$381,000$6,4091.7%
Belleville6$337,500$5,6421.7%
Brooklyn7$360,000$6,0211.7%
DeForest47$399,900$6,4691.6%
Shorewood Hills12$928,145$15,0491.6%
Deerfield23$310,800$4,8611.6%
Marshall14$312,500$4,4301.4%
Dane3$434,100$5,9681.4%
Cambridge9$317,700$4,3021.4%

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