Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Vilas County is $1,976.00 per year, based on a median home value of $194,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.01% of property value.

Vilas 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, Vilas County is ranked 56th by median property taxes, and 71st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Vilas County has lower property taxes than many other Wisconsin counties. The median home value is $194,900.00, compared to the median property value in Wisconsin of $170,800.00

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56th out of 72 By median yearly property tax

71st out of 72 By percentage of median home value

39th out of 72 By percentage of median income

You can see how Vilas 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 Vilas County are the responsibility of the Vilas County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

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