Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dodge County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dodge County pays $3,422 a year, an effective rate of 1.48%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,422
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.48%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +72%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median $3,422 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.48%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,422
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.48%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2774 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +72%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($231,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 88,742. Owner-occupied homes: 25,612.
The median annual property tax in Dodge County is $3,422, which is 10% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 72% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.48% on a median home value of $231,900. Property taxes represent 4.5% of the median household income in this county.
Dodge County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Dodge County's 1.48% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 12%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median annual property tax of $3,422, far above the national median and notably lower than the Wisconsin state median. On a $231,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.48% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Dodge County ranks #16 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Dodge County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.5% of the $75,929 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dodge 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 Dodge County rose 37.2%, from $169,000 to $231,900. The effective rate fell 19.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 80% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.9%, to $3,422. 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 $3,087 to $3,422, a gain of 11%. 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: 15,294 of 25,612 owner-occupied homes (59.7%) 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 4.5% 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 Dodge County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dodge County homeowners, 15,294 of 25,612 owner-occupied homes (59.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.1% (785)
- $800 to $1,499 4.2% (1,085)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.4% (1,384)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.3% (6,481)
- $3,000 or more 59.7% (15,294)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
583 homes here (2.3%) 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 Dodge County pay about the same bill, within a 2% gap either way.
Dodge County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dodge County's effective rate is higher than 78% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #16 of 72.
Where Dodge County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.48% more affordable than 12% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Dodge County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dodge County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 4.5% | - | - |
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.
Dodge County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Dodge County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $231,900 median home carries a $3,422 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $342 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Wisconsin.
Dodge County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,422 +0.8% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | $3,395 +1.3% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | $3,351 +6.0% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | $3,160 +2.4% | 1.82% |
| 2020 | $3,087 | 1.83% |
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.
Dodge County: tax takes 4.5% of income
Counties near Dodge County's effective rate
On effective rate, Dodge County sits nearest Travis County (TX), Stephens County (TX), Deaf Smith County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Clearfield County (PA), Ripley County (MO), Rock County (NE).
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
Dodge County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,740 of 43,730 returns from Dodge County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,187 - 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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Dodge County rate FAQs
- How does Dodge County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dodge County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.48% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Dodge County?
- Dodge County, Wisconsin scores F (28/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-84). 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 Dodge County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Dodge County is $3,422, an effective rate of 1.48% on a $231,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Dodge County?
- Property taxes in Dodge County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.5% of the $75,929 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Dodge County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dodge County climbed 10.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $3,087 to $3,422, 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 Dodge County's STEEP rate
Dodge County's $3,422 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Dodge County ranks #16 of 72 Wisconsin counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Wisconsin overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Dodge County's STEEP 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: 1.48%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,422/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dodge County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dodge County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Webb County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,421/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.80% vs Dodge County 1.48%.
Leavenworth County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.21% vs Dodge County 1.48%.
St. Mary's County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,424/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.84% vs Dodge County 1.48%.
Rock Island County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,425/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 2.28% vs Dodge County 1.48%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Dodge 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 Dodge County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.