Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Dane County is $4,149.00 per year, based on a median home value of $230,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.80% of property value.

Dane 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, Dane County is ranked 1st by median property taxes, and 23rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Dane County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Dane County is $230,800.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $170,800.00

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1st out of 72 By median yearly property tax

23rd out of 72 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 72 By percentage of median income

You can see how Dane 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 Dane County are the responsibility of the Dane County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Madison, Wisconsin.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Dane County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Dane County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Dane County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Dane 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 Dane County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).