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La Crosse County has one of Wisconsin’s lowest property tax rates, according to administrator Klekamp

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December 15, 2024

How low can you go, when it comes to paying taxes? According to recent figures, La Crosse County has lower property taxes per person than only three other Wisconsin counties.

The county administrator, Jane Klekamp, tells WIZM’s Rick Solem that the amount of county property taxes collected works out to about $307 per taxpayer in La Crosse County.

Klekamp says La Crosse County has been 5th lowest per capita this past year in property taxes, until the most recent numbers were announced by county officials.

“I can remember us being 6th lowest per capita for property taxes, and then we went to 5th, and when we crunched the numbers this year, we are now 4th lowest for the tax rate, for individuals,” says Klekamp.

Klekamp says the $307 average in La Crosse County is just over half of the statewide average of $583 paid by individuals in taxes to a county.

“It’s rare that taxes are going to decrease,” said Klekamp, “but our rate is lower than in other places, and I think that’s the benefit of it.”

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.