Wisconsin property taxes

[goodfood4ursoul]

Most of us in Wisconsin value things like education and helping those who need it in. However, our current governor is trying to make us the next Mississippi or Alabama. I wouldn't move here until this regime is over and see if Wisconsin can recover from all of the damage done.

You current governor is committed to fiscal responsibility.
Evidently he is signing into law fiscally conservative bills that your state congress has passed.
This would suggest that he is not the only person responsible for the changes in your state (where I used to live) but that many people (including all those who voted for those conservative voting legislators) also want fiscal responsibility and are tired of being strong armed by unions.
"Kenosha Teachers Vote Down Union, Empowered by Wisconsin Labor Reforms" http://cei.org/news-releases/kenosha-teachers-vote-down-union-empowered-wisconsin-labor-reforms

Perhaps once those laws have been in place a few years, the damage done by irresponsible politicians will be repaired and your property taxes will go down.
I hope so for your sake.
You know, many states don't have as high property taxes and still have wonderful public education- like Virginia for example.

 

[OhMari]

What part of Wisconsin are you moving too.
I live south of Fond du Lac.
city taxes are the highest, next are Village taxes, if you live in a township you will have the lowest taxes. But if you live in a suburb near Milwaukee, then you are back to higher taxes. I live one county away from Milwaukee suburbs and I can say our taxes are almost 50% lower.

If you live near Milwaukee you also are being taxed for the Brewer Stadium, if you live near Green Bay you are being taxed for Lambeau Field. My county has a sales tax.

So, I have a:
1. Federal Income Tax
2. State Income Tax
3. Property Taxes
4. sales tax
5. county sales tax
6. January 1st I am going to pay an extra $150 on my Property tax to pay for garbage pick-up. How is that not a tax, I do not know.

Welcome to Wisconsin, don't worry about snow, roads are plowed pretty darn good. But then again, last year there was a salt shortage and they were spreading sand, which totally wrecks your brakes in your car.

 

[Dznypal]

if you live in Milwaukee you cant really send your kids to the public school system!!



when my DH was in college studying to be a teacher it was stated in one of his textbooks "MPS a classic example of a failing school system"!!

our kids went to MPS our DS was in 4th grade and DD was only in 1st hen we pulled them out and sent them to private school--

4 kids in DD class was sent to 4 different private schools 2 went to catholic 2 went to Luthern and all 4 had the same reading spelling and sounding out words issues

so you really don't get much for the high taxes in WI

 

[McKelly]

Yes, definitely do NOT send your kids to MPS. That was the only district in the entire state that failed it's state report card that was released a few days ago. They did NOT meet expectations.

 

[Aidan's Mommy]

if you live in Milwaukee you cant really send your kids to the public school system!!



when my DH was in college studying to be a teacher it was stated in one of his textbooks "MPS a classic example of a failing school system"!!

our kids went to MPS our DS was in 4th grade and DD was only in 1st hen we pulled them out and sent them to private school--

4 kids in DD class was sent to 4 different private schools 2 went to catholic 2 went to Luthern and all 4 had the same reading spelling and sounding out words issues

so you really don't get much for the high taxes in WI

Unfortunately that is MPS. I live in one of the suburbs of Milwaukee and we have a great school system. I grew up a little further out than where I live now and had an ever better school system. MPS is ruled by the unions and a poor board that does not have the students education as a forefront unfortunately.

That said, our property taxes are pretty ridiculous. I pay the same amount as my parents do and my house is half the size and worth much less. However, I live in the city and they don't. We live in the same county though.

I also think it is pretty ridiculous that we have to pay for water. Our water is contaminated with radon and they send a letter in our quarterly bill that the water is not recommended for drinking and may cause cancer . So, we have to pay for bottled water as well as our water usage.

 

[cjnix29]

wow, what a debate I have started here!! We are looking towards the Osh Kosh area, as that seems to be the closest place we can live that will have things to do and not in the middle of nowhere! I am just stunned that in that area, for as much as you pay in property taxes, that there are still just a couple of schools that get good report cards. The job DH would take is a good one, but it seems we would be going backwards with the tax increase. I would expect this in a place like New York or Connecticut. But who on earth thinks sky high taxes in Wisconsin! I get the population difference...less people to spread the burden. But we lived in Nebraska for awhile, and there are more cows than people there! It's just crazy!

 

[Arkansan]

If you are looking near Oshkosh, you may want to consider Neenah or Appleton. Appleton is about 30 min. From Oshkosh and has the big mall, the arts center, GREAT schools (but, yes, high taxes) and Neenah is in between Oshkosh and Appleton. Just outside of Appleton are Kaukauna (closer to Green Bay) and Darboy. These places have lower taxes, and smaller schools--not sure where Darboy goes, I don't think they have their own district.

We lived in WI for six years and two of our kids were born in Appleton. It is a GREAT area! The taxes are very high, though. Our first home was over 50 yrs old, 1400 sq feet with a detached one car garage (2 story) no central a/c, no fireplace. It had only one Bathroom ( 2nd one in finished basement that didn't count for square footage) and we paid more in taxes than my in laws in a suburb of Minneapolis with a larger, newer ranch home with central a/c, a fireplace, and an attached 2 car garage AND it was a bigger lot!

However, there was free pre-school (bussed) through the school district for everyone. (Not sure if this is still true today.) Also, I understand why some PP are upset about having to pay for garbage as part of their property taxes. However, at least it is deducted from your federal taxes that way! We now live in PA ( don't get me started on the taxes here!!!) and pay over $10,000/ yr on property taxes AND need to contract for our own garbage and recycling. I pay for it separately from my taxes and can't deduct it.

 

[JanaDee]

If you are looking near Oshkosh, you may want to consider Neenah or Appleton. Appleton is about 30 min. From Oshkosh and has the big mall, the arts center, GREAT schools (but, yes, high taxes) and Neenah is in between Oshkosh and Appleton. Just outside of Appleton are Kaukauna (closer to Green Bay) and Darboy. These places have lower taxes, and smaller schools--not sure where Darboy goes, I don't think they have their own district.

We lived in WI for six years and two of our kids were born in Appleton. It is a GREAT area! The taxes are very high, though. Our first home was over 50 yrs old, 1400 sq feet with a detached one car garage (2 story) no central a/c, no fireplace. It had only one Bathroom ( 2nd one in finished basement that didn't count for square footage) and we paid more in taxes than my in laws in a suburb of Minneapolis with a larger, newer ranch home with central a/c, a fireplace, and an attached 2 car garage AND it was a bigger lot!

However, there was free pre-school (bussed) through the school district for everyone. (Not sure if this is still true today.) Also, I understand why some PP are upset about having to pay for garbage as part of their property taxes. However, at least it is deducted from your federal taxes that way! We now live in PA ( don't get me started on the taxes here!!!) and pay over $10,000/ yr on property taxes AND need to contract for our own garbage and recycling. I pay for it separately from my taxes and can't deduct it.

Oshkosh is 15 mins from Appleton on 41. Kids in Darboy go to school in either Kaukauna or Kimberly, depending on which side of town they live on.

 

[wiscbugs]

The current governor of Wisconsin got kicked out of college for cheating and is in the pockets of the Koch Bros. If that's what you like, come to Wisconsin!

I would pass on Oshkosh...I would agree with the earlier poster about looking into the Appleton/Neenah/Menasha area. It is really nice there...plenty to do, nice people, good schools, lot of jobs.

 

[BadgerGirl84]

The current governor of Wisconsin got kicked out of college for cheating and is in the pockets of the Koch Bros. If that's what you like, come to Wisconsin!

I would pass on Oshkosh...I would agree with the earlier poster about looking into the Appleton/Neenah/Menasha area. It is really nice there...plenty to do, nice people, good schools, lot of jobs.

Oh please...not sure what your attacks on the governor have to do with this. Oh, and you called his governorship a "regime"?? HA. Need I remind you that he was fairly elected by the voters of WI TWICE? For those not familiar with WI politics, the governor was recalled after passing legislation that limited the power of government employee unions to keep taxes in check...he won the recall election but there are many in the state who feel very bitter about that.

 

[verlee]

Oh please...not sure what your attacks on the governor have to do with this. Oh, and you called his governorship a "regime"?? HA. Need I remind you that he was fairly elected by the voters of WI TWICE? For those not familiar with WI politics, the governor was recalled after passing legislation that limited the power of government employee unions to keep taxes in check...he won the recall election but there are many in the state who feel very bitter about that.

Badgergirl nicely said.

 

[verlee]

The current governor of Wisconsin got kicked out of college for cheating and is in the pockets of the Koch Bros. If that's what you like, come to Wisconsin!

 

[McKelly]

Badgergirl nicely said.

Agreed. And I AM in one of those unions, or was anyway......

 

[verlee]

Agreed. And I AM in one of those unions, or was anyway......

My DH was too.

 

[wiscbugs]

Oh please...not sure what your attacks on the governor have to do with this. Oh, and you called his governorship a "regime"?? HA. Need I remind you that he was fairly elected by the voters of WI TWICE? For those not familiar with WI politics, the governor was recalled after passing legislation that limited the power of government employee unions to keep taxes in check...he won the recall election but there are many in the state who feel very bitter about that.

Thanks for your opinion! I definitely would not want to see you at Disney!

 

[Dznypal]

gee I know right where you are--Im from Waukesha too and went to school there--I have 2 nephews and a niece that are in the Waukesha schools and while its not an easy school they are doing quite well

Also I am one of those that was disappointed that Walker got back in in the recall

I don't see any improvement since hes gotten in in spite of his "great" promises!!!

 

[jazz0007]

I'm not quite seeing how this helps the OP. Politics don't belong here and I assume this post will be closed before long.

A note on the plowing....you can definately tell when you cross into IL in the middle of winter!! WI is certainly much much much better with their plows! Maybe it is because of those tax $$! I know when I'm driving down the big hill I take to pick my kids up from school....and the snow is piling up around me.... I'm very thankful!

 

[cjnix29]

I wish we could live closer to Neenah or Appleton, but it would be too far of a commute for DH's potential new job. Guess we will just have to see how much they want him by how much more they are willing to pay. Thanks for all the help. Sorry to have this turn into a political discussion. Definitely not my intent.

 

[jazz0007]

If you'll be moving to WI you'll get used to it!

 

[crisi]

I wish we could live closer to Neenah or Appleton, but it would be too far of a commute for DH's potential new job. Guess we will just have to see how much they want him by how much more they are willing to pay. Thanks for all the help. Sorry to have this turn into a political discussion. Definitely not my intent.

Where would his potential new job be?