Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Chippewa County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Chippewa County pays $2,798 a year, an effective rate of 1.08%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,798
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.08%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +40%
- vs U.S. average
- #63 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Chippewa County pay a median $2,798 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.08%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,798
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.08%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2202 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($257,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 66,799. Owner-occupied homes: 20,126.
The median annual property tax in Chippewa County is $2,798, which is 26% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 40% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.08% on a median home value of $257,900. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Chippewa County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Chippewa County's 1.08% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Chippewa County pay a median annual property tax of $2,798, well above the national median and well below the Wisconsin state median. On a $257,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.08% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Chippewa County ranks #63 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (13% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Chippewa County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $74,680 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County rose 43.3%, from $180,000 to $257,900. The effective rate fell 23.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 91% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 9.1%, to $2,798. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $2,564 to $2,798, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 8,703 of 20,126 owner-occupied homes (43.2%) 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 the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.7% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Chippewa County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Chippewa County homeowners, 8,703 of 20,126 owner-occupied homes (43.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 4.5% (915)
- $800 to $1,499 9.7% (1,950)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.5% (2,305)
- $2,000 to $2,999 29.4% (5,918)
- $3,000 or more 43.2% (8,703)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
335 homes here (1.7%) 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 Chippewa County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Chippewa County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Chippewa County's effective rate is higher than 13% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #63 of 72.
Where Chippewa County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.08% more affordable than 30% 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
Chippewa County's effective rate runs 24% under the Wisconsin median and its bill 26% 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 $2,798 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.
Chippewa County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Chippewa County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
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.
Chippewa County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wisconsin counties.
Chippewa County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,798 +1.6% | 1.08% |
| 2023 | $2,754 +1.8% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | $2,704 +4.3% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | $2,593 +1.1% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $2,564 | 1.42% |
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.
Chippewa County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Chippewa County's effective rate
On effective rate, Chippewa County sits nearest Upton County (TX), Reeves County (TX), King County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bureau County (IL), Cottle County (TX), Putnam County (MO).
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
Chippewa County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,090 of 32,810 returns from Chippewa County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,934 - 32% 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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Chippewa County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Chippewa County?
- Chippewa County, Wisconsin scores F (33/100) 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+ (+$105). 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.
- What is the average property tax in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Chippewa County is $2,798, an effective rate of 1.08% on a $257,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Chippewa County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Chippewa County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.08% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Chippewa County?
- Property taxes in Chippewa County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $74,680 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Chippewa County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Chippewa County climbed 9.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,564 to $2,798, 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 Chippewa County's PAR rate
Chippewa County's $2,798 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Chippewa County ranks #63 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 Chippewa County's PAR 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: 1.08%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,798/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Chippewa County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Chippewa County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Sioux County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,801/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.12% vs Chippewa County 1.08%.
York County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,794/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.64% vs Chippewa County 1.08%.
Adams County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,793/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.45% vs Chippewa County 1.08%.
Pottawatomie County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,792/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.14% vs Chippewa County 1.08%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Chippewa County stamps PAR · 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 Chippewa County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.