Property owners in Stoughton paid property taxes equal to 1.6% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025—over 1.8 times the national average, as reported by BlockShopper.com.
There were 82 home sales in Stoughton during the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing the median price to $358,000. The city’s median tax bill was $5,568 for 2025, matching 1.6% of the assessed median value for properties receiving tax bills.
The U.S. average effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Dane had the highest effective property tax rate in Dane County.
Calculated effective tax rates for 2025 use estimated inflation values and county-issued tax data from 2024. The actual effective property tax rates could differ marginally in certain instances.
The median U.S. home price rose again in 2025, with June’s nationwide median climbing to about $447,000. That marks a 1.13% increase over the previous year, according to Redfin. Their data also showed a notable imbalance in housing supply and demand, with sellers numbering 36% higher than buyers—a gap of 508,715 homes. Markets are considered balanced at a 10% or lower difference between buyers and sellers by Redfin’s standards.
The table below compares the median effective property tax rates in Dane and select other Dane County communities, using home sale and property tax figures 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% |