Waukesha Times

Property owners in Waukesha County paid 1.3% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.2 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Waukesha County Times.

The median sales price of a Waukesha County home in the first quarter of 2022 was $312,000, based on data from the 2,288 properties sold during that time. In 2020 the median tax bill for the county was $4,075, which is 1.3% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.2 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Waukesha County real estate data showed homeowners in Chenequa, Elm Grove, and Nashotah paid the highest rates.

The following table compares Chenequa with some other cities belonging to Waukesha County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the first quarter of 2022.

City	Q1 2022 Sales	Q1 2022 Median Price	Median tax 2022	Effective tax rate
Chenequa	6	$775,500	$21,038	2.7%
Elm Grove	76	$337,950	$8,244	2.4%
Nashotah	13	$205,000	$4,432	2.2%
Delafield	53	$315,000	$5,695	1.8%
Dousman	17	$265,000	$4,709	1.8%
Mukwonago	46	$246,200	$3,964	1.6%
Wales	22	$286,450	$4,535	1.6%
Summit	78	$370,000	$5,625	1.5%
Big Bend	12	$249,250	$3,775	1.5%
Oconomowoc	178	$300,250	$4,463	1.5%
Lac La Belle	1	$1,000,000	$14,840	1.5%
New Berlin	262	$290,000	$4,172	1.4%
Muskego	168	$296,000	$4,261	1.4%
Sussex	92	$355,850	$4,837	1.4%
Pewaukee	215	$295,000	$4,067	1.4%
Butler	19	$210,000	$2,981	1.4%
Menomonee Falls	281	$290,000	$3,896	1.3%
Vernon	67	$300,000	$3,776	1.3%
Hartland	82	$279,000	$3,627	1.3%
Merton	25	$443,000	$5,357	1.2%
Waukesha	82	$369,950	$4,346	1.2%
Okauchee Lake	56	$406,500	$4,958	1.2%
Eagle	12	$346,650	$3,727	1.1%
Brookfield	6	$526,500	$5,345	1%
North Prairie	11	$400,000	$3,786	0.9%
Oconomowoc Lake	1	$1,575,000	$14,733	0.9%
Lannon	14	$359,000	$3,117	0.9%