Wisconsin · County property tax · ACS 2024
Menominee County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Menominee County pays $3,926 a year, an effective rate of 3.56%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,926
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 3.56%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +97%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 72
- rank in WI
The verdict
Homeowners in Menominee County pay a median $3,926 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 3.56%, more affordable than 0% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,926
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 3.56%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3135 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +97%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($110,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Wisconsin. Population: 4,252. Owner-occupied homes: 1,061.
The median annual property tax in Menominee County is $3,926, which is 4% higher than the Wisconsin state average and 97% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 3.56% on a median home value of $110,200. Property taxes represent 6.3% of the median household income in this county.
Menominee County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Menominee County's 3.56% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 100% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Menominee County pay a median annual property tax of $3,926, far above the national median and modestly above the Wisconsin state median. On a $110,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 3.56% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Menominee County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.3% of the $62,108 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Low among Wisconsin counties by effective rate
Menominee County ranks #1 of 72 counties in Wisconsin by effective rate (99% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 11.3%, from $3,527 to $3,926. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Menominee 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 25% from $3,136 to $3,926. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest single group of owner-occupied homes in this county reports no real estate tax at all: 613 of 1,061 homes (57.8%). When that group leads, the county median does not describe the most common reported amount.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 6.3% 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.
Menominee County is an outlier inside Wisconsin
Across the 72 Wisconsin counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.36%. Menominee County is at 3.56%, which sits 6.6 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Menominee County Homeowners Actually Pay
Most Menominee County homeowners are not billed at all: 613 of 1,061 owner-occupied homes (57.8%) report no real estate tax. A median bill describes only the minority who pay one.
- Less than $800 6.1% (65)
- $800 to $1,499 3.4% (36)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.9% (10)
- $2,000 to $2,999 5.9% (63)
- $3,000 or more 25.8% (274)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
613 homes here (57.8%) report no real estate tax at all, an unusually large share, high enough that the median bill above describes a minority of Menominee County homeowners. Exemptions are set by state: how Wisconsin handles assessments and appeals.
Menominee County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Menominee County's effective rate is higher than 99% of the 72 counties in Wisconsin - ranking #1 of 72.
Where Menominee County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
3.56% more affordable than 0% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 3.56%, Menominee County sits in the top 1% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $3,926 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Menominee County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Menominee County | Wisconsin Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 6.3% | - | - |
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.
Menominee County's PEAK · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Menominee County's published figures (PEAK · HEAVY), a $110,200 median home carries a $3,926 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $393 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Wisconsin.
Menominee County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,926 +11.3% | 3.56% |
| 2023 | $3,527 -10.3% | 3.64% |
| 2022 | $3,930 +15.0% | 3.77% |
| 2021 | $3,417 +9.0% | 3.89% |
| 2020 | $3,136 | 2.96% |
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.
Menominee County: tax takes 6.3% of income
Counties near Menominee County's effective rate
On effective rate, Menominee County sits nearest Salem County (NJ), Allegany County (NY), Camden County (NJ).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mitchell County (KS), Harmon County (OK), Jefferson County (IL).
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
Menominee County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 1,770 returns from Menominee County reported real estate taxes, averaging $8,350 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k 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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Menominee County rate FAQs
- How does Menominee County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Menominee County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 3.56% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Menominee County, Wisconsin?
- The median annual property tax in Menominee County is $3,926, an effective rate of 3.56% on a $110,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Menominee County?
- Menominee County, Wisconsin scores F (13/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 4 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A+ (1.77×). 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 Menominee County?
- Property taxes in Menominee County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 6.3% of the $62,108 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Menominee County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Menominee County is recorded at $3,926 in the 2024 5-year release against $3,136 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 1,061 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
What to do with Menominee County's PEAK rate
Menominee County's $3,926 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 6.3% of Menominee County's $62,108 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Menominee County's PEAK 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: 3.56%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,926/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Menominee County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Menominee County (PEAK · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK HEAVY
Wilson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,928/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.22% vs Menominee County 3.56%.
Winnebago County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,930/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 2.39% vs Menominee County 3.56%.
Sacramento County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,921/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.73% vs Menominee County 3.56%.
Gallatin County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,933/yr (near-tied bill ABS $7); rate 0.59% vs Menominee County 3.56%.
Wisconsin county set
State ACS overview for every published Wisconsin county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Menominee County stamps PEAK · 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 Menominee County (PEAK · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.