Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Burnett County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Burnett County pays $2,140 a year, an effective rate of 0.93%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,140
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.93%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +7%
- vs U.S. average
- #69 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Burnett County pay a median $2,140 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.93%, more affordable than 41% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,140
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.93%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1861 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +7%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($231,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 16,916. Owner-occupied homes: 6,171.
The median annual property tax in Burnett County is $2,140, which is 44% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 7% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.93% on a median home value of $231,300. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Burnett County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Burnett County's 0.93% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 41%).
Decision signal 2
High among Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Burnett County ranks #69 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (4% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Wisconsin median
Homeowners in Burnett County pay a median annual property tax of $2,140, modestly above the national median and well below the Wisconsin state median. On a $231,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.93% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Burnett County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $62,819 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Burnett County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Burnett County rose 41.7%, from $163,200 to $231,300. The effective rate fell 18.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 79% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 15.0%, to $2,140. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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 $1,861 to $2,140, a gain of 15%. 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: 1,732 of 6,171 owner-occupied homes (28.1%) 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.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.4% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Burnett County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Burnett County homeowners, 1,732 of 6,171 owner-occupied homes (28.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.8% (604)
- $800 to $1,499 21.2% (1,309)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.3% (883)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.0% (1,479)
- $3,000 or more 28.1% (1,732)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
164 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Wisconsin handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Burnett County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Burnett County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Burnett County's effective rate is higher than 4% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #69 of 72.
Where Burnett County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.93% more affordable than 41% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Wisconsin on both measures
Burnett County's effective rate runs 35% under the Wisconsin median and its bill 44% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $2,140 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Wisconsin norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Burnett County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Burnett County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Burnett County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wisconsin counties.
Burnett County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,140 +4.3% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | $2,052 +0.2% | 0.95% |
| 2022 | $2,047 +6.0% | 1.02% |
| 2021 | $1,932 +3.8% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | $1,861 | 1.14% |
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.
Burnett County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Burnett County's effective rate
On effective rate, Burnett County sits nearest Suffolk city (VA), Karnes County (TX), Blanco County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Freestone County (TX), Power County (ID), Delta County (MI).
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
Burnett County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 340 of 8,160 returns from Burnett County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,647 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Burnett County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Burnett County?
- Burnett County, Wisconsin scores F (39/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at B+ (+$121). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Burnett County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Burnett County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.93% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Burnett County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Burnett County is $2,140, an effective rate of 0.93% on a $231,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Burnett County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Burnett County climbed 15.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,861 to $2,140, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Burnett County?
- Property taxes in Burnett County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $62,819 median household income.
What to do with Burnett County's UNDER rate
Inside Wisconsin, Burnett County's $2,140 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Wisconsin overview →
Burnett County ranks #69 of 72 Wisconsin counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Wisconsin overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Burnett County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.93%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,140/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Burnett County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Burnett County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Schuylkill County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Burnett County at $2,140/yr; rate 1.40% vs Burnett County 0.93%.
Culpeper County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,141/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Burnett County 0.93%.
Pend Oreille County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.58% vs Burnett County 0.93%.
Spalding County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,142/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.94% vs Burnett County 0.93%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Burnett County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Burnett County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.