Property tax levy rises 4.6% in SE WisconsinJune, 2007A year ago when our annual tax analysis found the smallest increase in the property tax levy in five years, we wondered if that would be the start of a trend. It wasn’t. In retrospect, the relatively small increase of 2.4% was an anomaly. This year, the levy increased 4.6% in southeastern Wisconsin, and as the chart below shows, is similar to increases in previous years. The chart also shows the growth in the gross tax levy total for the entire state. Last year, the gross tax levy total for the state was virtually unchanged; in 2007, the increase is 4.6%, same as in southeastern Wisconsin.Related materials:
Table 1: 2006-2007 change in southeastern Wisconsin tax levies
Table 2: 2007 southeastern Wisconsin tax rate components
Table 3: 2007 southeastern Wisconsin average tax bills
