With a median commercial property tax rate of 1.2% in fiscal year 2025, Elm Grove registered the fourth-highest tax rate in Waukesha County, according to BlockShopper.com.
The county’s median rate in fiscal year 2025 was 1.1%, making Elm Grove’s rate 0.1 percentage points higher than the overall median.
During the same period, Nashotah, Waukesha and three other cities also recorded the median rate of 1.1% in Waukesha County.
For the 23 cities in the county, annual rates ranged between 0.4% in Vernon and as high as 2.4% in Dousman.
In fiscal year 2024, Elm Grove posted a 1% median commercial tax rate, ranking 14th across the county that year.
According to a Lincoln Institute of Land Policy analysis, average commercial property tax rates reached 1.76% in 2024 across 53 major U.S. cities. The study reported that a property valued at $1 million, plus $200,000 in fixtures, resulted in roughly $21,060 in annual taxes. Rates showed significant variation, under 1% in some locations and up to 4% elsewhere.
Classification systems in numerous states can increase property tax rates for commercial, industrial and apartment properties compared with residential units. In some localities, business properties face tax rates several times higher than residential—such as in Charleston, where the rate is around six times greater.
| Rank | City | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dousman | 2.4% |
| 2 | Butler | 1.9% |
| 3 | Hartland | 1.4% |
| 4 | Nashotah | 1.2% |
| 4 | Waukesha | 1.2% |
| 4 | Elm Grove | 1.2% |
| 4 | Mukwonago | 1.2% |
| 4 | Oconomowoc | 1.2% |
| 9 | Delafield | 1.1% |
| 9 | Wales | 1.1% |
| 9 | New Berlin | 1.1% |
| 9 | Brookfield | 1.1% |
| 13 | Oconomowoc Lake | 1% |
| 13 | Menomonee Falls | 1% |
| 13 | Pewaukee | 1% |
| 13 | Lannon | 1% |
| 17 | Muskego | 0.9% |
| 17 | Sussex | 0.9% |
| 19 | Big Bend | 0.8% |
| 20 | Eagle | 0.7% |
| 21 | Okauchee Lake | 0.6% |
| 22 | Merton | 0.5% |
| 23 | Vernon | 0.4% |
| Rank | Address | Tax Rate % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 910 Elm Grove Road | 2.8% |
| 2 | 13300 Watertown Plank Road | 2.3% |
| 3 | 15355 Marilyn Drive | 2% |
| 4 | 750 Wall St. | 1.7% |
| 5 | 500 Elm Grove Road | 1.2% |
| 6 | 15350 W. Bluemound Road | 0.7% |
Note: Some property addresses may be incomplete or unavailable due to county assessor data limitations.
Details in this article come from BlockShopper.com. The source data is accessible here.
