Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Marinette County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Marinette County pays $1,907 a year, an effective rate of 1.20%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,907
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.20%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -4%
- vs U.S. average
- #55 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Marinette County pay a median $1,907 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.20%, more affordable than 23% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,907
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.20%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2405 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -4%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($158,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Marinette County, WI
41/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Marinette County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Marinette County
Marinette County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Marinette County's median household income
Marinette County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 71/100 (B) · 2.49×
- Mortgage premium: 70/100 (B-) · +$163
- Bill size: 41/100 (D) · $1,907/yr
- Income room: 35/100 (F) · 3.0%
- Rate relief: 23/100 (F) · 1.20%
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 42,046. Owner-occupied homes: 15,552.
The median annual property tax in Marinette County is $1,907, which is 50% lower than the Wisconsin state average and 4% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.20% on a median home value of $158,600. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Marinette County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Wisconsin median
Homeowners in Marinette County pay a median annual property tax of $1,907, modestly below the national median and far below the Wisconsin state median. On a $158,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.20% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Marinette County's 1.20% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 23%).
Decision signal 3
High among Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Marinette County ranks #55 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (24% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Marinette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $63,809 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Marinette County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Marinette County's effective rate fell 16.1% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 26.3%, leaving the median bill 5.9% higher at $1,907. That rate move is larger than the one in 69% 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,800 to $1,907, a change of 6%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 3,973 of 15,552 owner-occupied homes (25.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.0% 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 Marinette County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Marinette County homeowners, 3,973 of 15,552 owner-occupied homes (25.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.9% (1,223)
- $800 to $1,499 25.5% (3,973)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.1% (2,816)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.1% (3,904)
- $3,000 or more 19.7% (3,057)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
579 homes here (3.7%) 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 Marinette County pay about the same bill, a 9% gap.
How Marinette County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Marinette County's effective rate is higher than 24% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #55 of 72 for property tax burden.
Where Marinette County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.20% more affordable than 23% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Wisconsin on both measures
Marinette County's effective rate runs 15% under the Wisconsin median and its bill 50% 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 $1,907 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.
Marinette County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Marinette County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Think your Marinette County MID bill is out of line at PAR?
On Marinette County's published figures (PAR · MID), a $158,600 median home carries a $1,907 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $191 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Wisconsin.
Property Tax History · PAR · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,907 -2.2% | 1.20% |
| 2023 | $1,950 +2.9% | 1.26% |
| 2022 | $1,895 +4.4% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | $1,815 +0.8% | 1.45% |
| 2020 | $1,800 | 1.43% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate well above the national average of 0.92% puts Marinette County in the "Moderate" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Marinette County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Marinette County sits nearest Titus County (TX), Navarro County (TX), Warren County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Webster County (WV), Tazewell County (VA), Trousdale County (TN).
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
What tax filers report in Marinette County
Of the 20,970 federal returns filed from Marinette County in 2022, 540 (2.6% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $4,280 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 31% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Marinette County's numbers
- Inside Wisconsin, Marinette County's $1,907 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Wisconsin overview →
- Marinette County ranks #55 of 72 Wisconsin counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Wisconsin overview →
- If Marinette County's assessment looks high versus the $158,600 typical home, check Wisconsin's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($158,600); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Marinette County, both outside Wisconsin so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.20%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,907/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Marinette County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Marinette County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Freeborn County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Marinette County at $1,907/yr; rate 1.11% vs Marinette County 1.20%.
Mower County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Marinette County at $1,907/yr; rate 1.03% vs Marinette County 1.20%.
Sutton County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Marinette County at $1,907/yr; rate 1.22% vs Marinette County 1.20%.
Jefferson County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,906/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Marinette County 1.20%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Marinette 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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Marinette County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.