Property tax in Price County, Wisconsin

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Price County, Wisconsin is $2,150 a year, which is about 1.32% of the county's median home value of $162,500. That effective rate is lower than the typical Wisconsin county (1.36%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Price County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Price County's average effective rate of 1.32% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,145 / year

Property tax in Price County at a glance

Price County, Wisconsin property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,150
Median home value	$162,500
Effective tax rate	1.32%
Typical Wisconsin county rate	1.36%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Price County compare in Wisconsin?

Among Wisconsin's 72 counties, Price County has the 46th highest effective property-tax rate: 45 rank higher and 26 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Wisconsin. Nationally, it ranks 577th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Wisconsin county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Price County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Price County's 5,357 owner-occupied homes, 28.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 52.3% pay at least $2,000, and 9.2% pay under $800. Another 2.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Price County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	491	9.2%
$800 to $1,499	1,085	20.3%
$1,500 to $1,999	843	15.7%
$2,000 to $2,999	1,263	23.6%
$3,000 or more	1,535	28.7%
No property tax paid	140	2.6%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,290 and owners without one pay $2,037. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Price County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,150 is about 3.3% of the median income of Price County homeowner households, $64,229 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 81.9% of Price County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Price County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,942 in 2015-2019 to $2,150 in 2020-2024, a 10.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 32.7%, from $122,500 to $162,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Price County

Price County borders 8 counties.

Price County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Ashland County, WI	1.42%	$2,413	$170,300
Taylor County, WI	1.39%	$2,748	$197,100
Lincoln County, WI	1.32%	$2,549	$192,700
Price County, WI (this county)	1.32%	$2,150	$162,500
Rusk County, WI	1.12%	$1,834	$163,400
Iron County, WI	1.07%	$1,768	$165,900
Oneida County, WI	0.89%	$2,123	$238,400
Sawyer County, WI	0.8%	$1,897	$236,200
Vilas County, WI	0.73%	$2,197	$300,000

How is a home assessed in Price County?

Wisconsin assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Price County included. How Wisconsin assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Price County?

No. Wisconsin has no homestead exemption; owner-occupants instead see the Lottery and Gaming Credit and the School Levy Tax Credit printed on the bill. That is the Wisconsin rule, and it applies in Price County. Wisconsin's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Price County?

Pay in full by January 31, or in two equal installments due January 31 and July 31. Bills must go out by the third Monday in December. Municipalities may adopt a different schedule, so check with your local treasurer. Miss an installment by more than five working days and the entire remaining balance becomes delinquent, with interest of 1% per month back to February 1.

Wisconsin splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Wisconsin rule. Price County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Price County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the Local Board of Review, then either circuit court or the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The filing deadline is typically before the Board of Review's first meeting, with notice of intent at least 48 hours ahead. That is the Wisconsin rule; Price County sets the exact dates and forms. The Wisconsin appeal process step by step.

Wisconsin rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Wisconsin page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Price County, Wisconsin: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.