Sales tax in Vernon County, Wisconsin
The sales tax rate in Vernon County, Wisconsin is 5.5%. That is a 5% state rate plus a 0.5% county rate, and it is the same at every address in the county. That rate was read from Wisconsin's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.
What is the sales tax rate in Vernon County?
| Wisconsin state rate | 5% |
|---|---|
| Vernon County rate | 0.5% |
| Combined rate | 5.5% |
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Vernon County?
At 5.5%, a $100 purchase carries $5.50 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $55.00. That is general merchandise; Wisconsin taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Wisconsin's 72 counties, Vernon County's rate ranks 2nd highest, level with 68 other counties. See every Wisconsin county.
Sales tax in counties next to Vernon County
Vernon County borders 8 counties, 2 of them in another state.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Allamakee County, IA | 7% |
| Houston County, MN | 6.875% |
| Crawford County, WI | 5.5% |
| Juneau County, WI | 5.5% |
| La Crosse County, WI | 5.5% |
| Monroe County, WI | 5.5% |
| Richland County, WI | 5.5% |
| Sauk County, WI | 5.5% |
| Vernon County, WI (this county) | 5.5% |
Why the rate here is not the whole story
Wisconsin's state sales and use tax is 5 percent and Vernon County adopted the 0.5 percent county sales and use tax effective January 1997, so the combined rate is 5.5 percent at every address in the county. Wisconsin cities, villages and towns cannot levy a general sales tax. The one statutory exception is the city of Milwaukee, which lies only in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Washington counties, so here the county is the only body below the state that levies a general sales tax and the rate is the same at every address in the county. Groceries are mostly untaxed here: Wisconsin exempts all food and food ingredients except candy, dietary supplements, prepared food and soft drinks, so a normal grocery receipt carries no sales tax at any of these rates. No stadium district tax is in effect anywhere in Wisconsin. The Brown County football stadium tax ended September 30, 2015 and the professional baseball park district tax ended March 31, 2020, and the Department's current rate chart and rate and boundary files list no district tax other than the Milwaukee County local exposition taxes on lodging, prepared food and beverages and short term car rentals, which are separate taxes on certain sellers.
How do I find the exact rate for an address in Vernon County?
Use Wisconsin's own address lookup.
Who has to collect sales tax in Vernon County?
Any seller with a physical presence in Wisconsin collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Wisconsin's economic nexus threshold. Wisconsin sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Wisconsin cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Vernon County
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Wisconsin compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Vernon County rates: Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Tax Rates common questions, Sales Tax Rate Chart of state, county and city sales and use tax rates with adoption dates, guidance document 100047 dated January 16, 2026, https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-taxrates.aspx#txrate11, cross checked against the Department's County and City Sales and Use Taxes page, guidance document 100112 dated February 11, 2026, the Department's Premier Resort Area Tax page and Publication 403, Publication 201 and Publication 220, and per address results returned by the Department's Wisconsin State and Local Sales Tax Rate Lookup at https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Apps/strb.aspx
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: P on the rate components, P on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).