Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Columbia County is $2,988.00 per year, based on a median home value of $177,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.68% of property value.

Columbia County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the seventy-two counties in Wisconsin, Columbia County is ranked 12th by median property taxes, and 37th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Columbia County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Columbia County is $177,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $170,800.00

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12th out of 72 By median yearly property tax

37th out of 72 By percentage of median home value

18th out of 72 By percentage of median income

You can see how Columbia County (highlighted in green) compares to the seventy-two other counties in Wisconsin with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Wisconsin, see our Wisconsin county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Wisconsin counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Columbia County are the responsibility of the Columbia County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Portage, Wisconsin.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Columbia County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Columbia County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Columbia County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Columbia County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Columbia County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).