Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Outagamie County is $2,779.00 per year, based on a median home value of $153,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.81% of property value.

Outagamie 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, Outagamie County is ranked 21st by median property taxes, and 22nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Outagamie County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Outagamie County is $153,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $170,800.00

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21st out of 72 By median yearly property tax

22nd out of 72 By percentage of median home value

45th out of 72 By percentage of median income

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

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