Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Eau Claire County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Eau Claire County pays $3,514 a year, an effective rate of 1.35%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,514
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.35%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +76%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Eau Claire County pay a median $3,514 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.35%, more affordable than 17% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,514
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.35%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2617 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +76%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($261,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 107,116. Owner-occupied homes: 27,299.
The median annual property tax in Eau Claire County is $3,514, which is 7% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 76% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.35% on a median home value of $261,000. Property taxes represent 4.7% of the median household income in this county.
Eau Claire County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Eau Claire County's 1.35% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 17%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Eau Claire County pay a median annual property tax of $3,514, far above the national median and modestly below the Wisconsin state median. On a $261,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.35% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Eau Claire County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.7% of the $74,546 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Eau Claire County ranks #41 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (43% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County rose 45.0%, from $180,000 to $261,000. The effective rate fell 22.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 12.8%, to $3,514. 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 $3,116 to $3,514, 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: 16,951 of 27,299 owner-occupied homes (62.1%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 4.7% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Eau Claire County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Eau Claire County homeowners, 16,951 of 27,299 owner-occupied homes (62.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 3.8% (1,036)
- $800 to $1,499 4.3% (1,163)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.4% (1,474)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (6,291)
- $3,000 or more 62.1% (16,951)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
384 homes here (1.4%) 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 Eau Claire County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Eau Claire County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Eau Claire County's effective rate is higher than 43% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #41 of 72.
Where Eau Claire County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.35% more affordable than 17% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Wisconsin median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Wisconsin medians here, which makes Eau Claire 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 $3,514 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Eau Claire County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Eau Claire 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 | 4.7% | - | - |
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.
Eau Claire County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Eau Claire County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $261,000 median home carries a $3,514 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $351 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Wisconsin.
Eau Claire County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,514 +1.5% | 1.35% |
| 2023 | $3,461 +2.6% | 1.43% |
| 2022 | $3,374 +5.6% | 1.49% |
| 2021 | $3,195 +2.5% | 1.64% |
| 2020 | $3,116 | 1.73% |
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.
Eau Claire County: tax takes 4.7% of income
Counties near Eau Claire County's effective rate
On effective rate, Eau Claire County sits nearest Matagorda County (TX), Hutchinson County (TX), Ellis County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Menard County (IL), Marshall County (IL), Butler County (PA).
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
Eau Claire County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 2,280 of 50,960 returns from Eau Claire County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,247 - 31% 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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Eau Claire County rate FAQs
- How does Eau Claire County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Eau Claire County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.35% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Eau Claire County is $3,514, an effective rate of 1.35% on a $261,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Eau Claire County?
- Eau Claire County, Wisconsin scores F (22/100) 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- (+$182). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Eau Claire County?
- Property taxes in Eau Claire County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.7% of the $74,546 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Eau Claire County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Eau Claire County climbed 12.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $3,116 to $3,514, 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 Eau Claire County's STEEP rate
Eau Claire County's $3,514 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Eau Claire County ranks #41 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 Eau Claire 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: 1.35%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,514/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Eau Claire County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Eau Claire County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Hood River County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,515/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.53% vs Eau Claire County 1.35%.
Sangamon County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,512/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.99% vs Eau Claire County 1.35%.
Eagle County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,510/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.42% vs Eau Claire County 1.35%.
Oldham County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,519/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.90% vs Eau Claire County 1.35%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.