Waukesha Times

Property owners in Waukesha County paid 1.2% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the first quarter of 2023, which is more than 1.1 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 2023 was $332,300, based on data from the 1,533 properties sold during that time. In 2020 the median tax bill for the county was $4,075, which is 1.2% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 1.1 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 and Elm Grove 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 2023.

City	Q1 2023 Sales	Q1 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
Chenequa	1	$403,200	$22,389	5.6%
Elm Grove	49	$350,000	$8,774	2.5%
Merton	16	$304,100	$5,701	1.9%
Big Bend	10	$216,100	$4,018	1.9%
Nashotah	7	$246,500	$4,717	1.9%
Butler	10	$188,350	$3,172	1.7%
Lac La Belle	2	$914,950	$15,793	1.7%
Brookfield	1	$353,776	$5,688	1.6%
Delafield	36	$388,500	$6,061	1.6%
Sussex	39	$335,000	$5,147	1.5%
Summit	38	$407,767	$5,986	1.5%
Oconomowoc	133	$309,900	$4,749	1.5%
New Berlin	226	$320,750	$4,440	1.4%
Pewaukee	150	$307,971	$4,328	1.4%
Eagle	16	$283,500	$3,966	1.4%
Wales	14	$336,500	$4,826	1.4%
Muskego	146	$344,150	$4,534	1.3%
Menomonee Falls	191	$316,000	$4,146	1.3%
Waukesha	57	$355,000	$4,625	1.3%
Mukwonago	28	$337,300	$4,218	1.3%
Okauchee Lake	29	$395,000	$5,276	1.3%
Dousman	14	$389,950	$5,012	1.3%
Oconomowoc Lake	5	$1,263,400	$15,679	1.2%
Lannon	5	$282,000	$3,317	1.2%
Vernon	38	$349,400	$4,018	1.1%
Hartland	41	$375,000	$3,860	1%
North Prairie	11	$426,048	$4,029	0.9%