Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Grant County is $2,051.00 per year, based on a median home value of $118,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.73% of property value.

Grant 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, Grant County is ranked 52nd by median property taxes, and 34th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Grant County collects a median of 1.73% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Wisconsin. This is partially because the median property value in Grant County is $52,500.00 lower than the Wisconsin median property value of $170,800.00.

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52nd out of 72 By median yearly property tax

34th out of 72 By percentage of median home value

52nd out of 72 By percentage of median income

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

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