Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Florence County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Florence County pays $2,096 a year, an effective rate of 1.21%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,096
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.21%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +5%
- vs U.S. average
- #53 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Florence County pay a median $2,096 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.21%, more affordable than 23% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,096
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.21%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 4,646. Owner-occupied homes: 1,996.
The median annual property tax in Florence County is $2,096, which is 45% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 5% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.21% on a median home value of $173,200. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Florence County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Florence County's 1.21% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 23%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Wisconsin median
Homeowners in Florence County pay a median annual property tax of $2,096, modestly above the national median and well below the Wisconsin state median. On a $173,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.21% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Florence County ranks #53 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (26% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Florence County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $61,086 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Florence 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Florence County's effective rate fell 13.2% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 32.5%, leaving the median bill 15.0% higher at $2,096. That rate move is larger than the one in 55% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,822 to $2,096, 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: 706 of 1,996 owner-occupied homes (35.4%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.4% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned 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 Florence County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Florence County homeowners, 706 of 1,996 owner-occupied homes (35.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.2% (224)
- $800 to $1,499 18.5% (369)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.3% (366)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.7% (313)
- $3,000 or more 35.4% (706)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Florence County pay about the same bill, within a 8% gap either way.
Florence County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Florence County's effective rate is higher than 26% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #53 of 72.
Where Florence County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.21% more affordable than 23% 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
Florence County's effective rate runs 15% under the Wisconsin median and its bill 45% 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 $2,096 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.
Florence County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Florence County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High 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.
Florence County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Wisconsin counties.
Florence County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,096 -5.8% | 1.21% |
| 2023 | $2,224 +7.4% | 1.31% |
| 2022 | $2,070 +7.6% | 1.31% |
| 2021 | $1,923 +5.5% | 1.35% |
| 2020 | $1,822 | 1.39% |
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.
Florence County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Florence County's effective rate
On effective rate, Florence County sits nearest Archer County (TX), Potter County (PA), Perry County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Surry County (NC), Nash County (NC), Delaware 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
Florence County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 2,350 returns from Florence County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,671 - 57% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Florence County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Florence County?
- Florence County, Wisconsin scores D (40/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-168). 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 Florence County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Florence County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.21% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Florence County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Florence County is $2,096, an effective rate of 1.21% on a $173,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Florence County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Florence County climbed 15.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,822 to $2,096, 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 Florence County?
- Property taxes in Florence County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $61,086 median household income.
What to do with Florence County's PAR rate
Inside Wisconsin, Florence County's $2,096 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Wisconsin overview →
Florence County ranks #53 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 Florence 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: 1.21%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,096/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Florence County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Florence County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Comanche County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Florence County at $2,096/yr; rate 1.35% vs Florence County 1.21%.
Titus County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Florence County at $2,096/yr; rate 1.20% vs Florence County 1.21%.
Ringgold County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,098/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs Florence County 1.21%.
Shelby County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,094/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.28% vs Florence County 1.21%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Florence 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 Florence County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.