Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ashland County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ashland County pays $2,413 a year, an effective rate of 1.42%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,413
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.42%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +21%
- vs U.S. average
- #25 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Ashland County pay a median $2,413 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.42%, more affordable than 14% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,413
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.42%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2697 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +21%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($170,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Ashland County, WI
26/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Ashland County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Ashland County
Ashland County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Ashland County's median household income
Ashland County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 60/100 (C) · 2.73×
- Mortgage premium: 38/100 (F) · +$421
- Bill size: 26/100 (F) · $2,413/yr
- Income room: 18/100 (F) · 3.9%
- Rate relief: 14/100 (F) · 1.42%
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 16,080. Owner-occupied homes: 5,017.
The median annual property tax in Ashland County is $2,413, which is 36% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 21% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.42% on a median home value of $170,300. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Ashland County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Wisconsin median
Homeowners in Ashland County pay a median annual property tax of $2,413, notably higher than the national median and well below the Wisconsin state median. On a $170,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.42% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ashland County's 1.42% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 14%).
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Ashland County ranks #25 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (65% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ashland County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $62,462 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ashland County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Ashland County's effective rate fell 16.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 47.7%, leaving the median bill 23.0% higher at $2,413. That rate move is larger than the one in 71% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,961 to $2,413, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,673 of 5,017 owner-occupied homes (33.3%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.9% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Ashland County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ashland County homeowners, 1,673 of 5,017 owner-occupied homes (33.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.2% (410)
- $800 to $1,499 17.0% (852)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (612)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (1,156)
- $3,000 or more 33.3% (1,673)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
314 homes here (6.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wisconsin handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Ashland County, mortgaged homeowners pay 20% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Ashland County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ashland County's effective rate is higher than 65% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #25 of 72 for property tax burden.
Where Ashland County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.42% more affordable than 14% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Wisconsin, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 0% of the Wisconsin median, yet the median bill runs 36% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $2,413 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Ashland County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ashland County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.9% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Ashland County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Ashland County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $170,300 median home carries a $2,413 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $241 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Wisconsin.
Property Tax History · STEEP · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,413 +2.5% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | $2,354 +3.8% | 1.47% |
| 2022 | $2,268 +11.6% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | $2,033 +3.7% | 1.68% |
| 2020 | $1,961 | 1.70% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate far above the national average of 0.92% puts Ashland County in the "Expensive" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Ashland County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Ashland County sits nearest Ochiltree County (TX), McLennan County (TX), Potter County (SD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Greene County (NC), Ionia County (MI), Bottineau County (ND).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Ashland County
Of the 7,380 federal returns filed from Ashland County in 2022, 180 (2.4% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,239 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 33% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Ashland County's numbers
- Inside Wisconsin, Ashland County's $2,413 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Wisconsin overview →
- Ashland County ranks #25 of 72 Wisconsin counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Wisconsin overview →
- If Ashland County's assessment looks high versus the $170,300 typical home, check Wisconsin's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($170,300); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Ashland County, both outside Wisconsin so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.42%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,413/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ashland County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ashland County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Grimes County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,414/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.02% vs Ashland County 1.42%.
Moultrie County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,414/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.80% vs Ashland County 1.42%.
Stark County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,411/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.89% vs Ashland County 1.42%.
Cerro Gordo County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,410/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.45% vs Ashland County 1.42%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Ashland County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Ashland County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.