Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Calumet County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Calumet County pays $3,877 a year, an effective rate of 1.41%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,877
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.41%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +95%
- vs U.S. average
- #26 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Calumet County pay a median $3,877 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.41%, more affordable than 14% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,877
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.41%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2688 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +95%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($274,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 52,942. Owner-occupied homes: 17,114.
The median annual property tax in Calumet County is $3,877, which is 2% higher than the Wisconsin state average and 95% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.41% on a median home value of $274,200. Property taxes represent 4.4% of the median household income in this county.
Why Calumet County's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Calumet County pay a median annual property tax of $3,877, far above the national median and roughly in line with the Wisconsin state median. On a $274,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.41% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Calumet County's 1.41% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 14%).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Calumet County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $88,810 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Calumet County ranks #26 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (64% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Calumet 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 Calumet County rose 44.5%, from $189,700 to $274,200. The effective rate fell 21.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 12.9%, to $3,877. 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 $3,433 to $3,877, a gain of 13%. 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: 12,086 of 17,114 owner-occupied homes (70.6%) 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.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 4.4% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Calumet County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Calumet County homeowners, 12,086 of 17,114 owner-occupied homes (70.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 2.3% (392)
- $800 to $1,499 3.3% (571)
- $1,500 to $1,999 4.5% (772)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.3% (3,130)
- $3,000 or more 70.6% (12,086)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Calumet County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Calumet County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Calumet County's HEAVY ACS 2024 figure.
Calumet County's median bill is 2% above the Wisconsin median and 95% above the U.S. median.
Close to the Wisconsin median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Wisconsin medians here, which makes Calumet County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $3,877 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Calumet County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Calumet County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.4% | - | - |
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.
Is Calumet County's $3,877 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Calumet County's $3,877 ACS median (HEAVY), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $388/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Wisconsin.
Calumet County bill trail · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,877 +1.2% | 1.41% |
| 2023 | $3,830 +3.7% | 1.52% |
| 2022 | $3,693 +5.8% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | $3,492 +1.7% | 1.76% |
| 2020 | $3,433 | 1.81% |
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.
Calumet County: tax takes 4.4% of income
Counties near Calumet County's median bill
On effective rate, Calumet County sits nearest Franklin County (VT), Lipscomb County (TX), Kinney County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Logan County (NE), Anderson County (TX), LaMoure 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
Calumet County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,140 of 26,750 returns from Calumet County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,018 - 35% 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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Calumet County bill FAQs
- How does Calumet County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Calumet County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.41% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Calumet County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Calumet County is $3,877, an effective rate of 1.41% on a $274,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Calumet County?
- Property taxes in Calumet County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $88,810 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Calumet County?
- Calumet County, Wisconsin scores F (19/100) 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 housing pressure at D (3.09×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Calumet County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Calumet County climbed 12.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $3,433 to $3,877, 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 to do with Calumet County's HEAVY bill
Calumet County's $3,877 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Calumet County ranks #26 of 72 Wisconsin counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Wisconsin overview →
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Calumet County's HEAVY median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.41%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,877/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Calumet County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Calumet County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Montgomery County, NY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,872/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 2.46% vs Calumet County 1.41%.
Calvert County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,885/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 0.84% vs Calumet County 1.41%.
Ogle County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,889/yr (near-tied bill ABS $12); rate 2.06% vs Calumet County 1.41%.
Warren County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,865/yr (near-tied bill ABS $12); rate 1.43% vs Calumet County 1.41%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Calumet County stamps STEEP · HEAVY - 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Calumet County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.