Taxes & Insurance in Baraboo
Baraboo carries a real, below-Wisconsin-average effective property tax rate, the state's 4-bracket income tax with no local add-on, and the same statewide homeowners-insurance range documented across this dataset.
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Learn moreA property tax rate below the Wisconsin statewide median
Baraboo's median effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 1.30% this pass -- below Wisconsin's own 1.43% statewide median, though still above the 1.02% national median. Sauk County averages $3,150 in annual property taxes on a $260,500 median assessed value.
Wisconsin's 4-bracket income tax applies statewide
Wisconsin's real, flat-structure 4-bracket state income tax (3.54%-7.65% for single filers, 2026, top rate above $315,310) applies in Baraboo exactly as it does statewide, with no county or city add-on layer.
Below-national-average homeowners insurance, statewide
No Baraboo-specific homeowners-insurance premium figure distinct from Wisconsin's own statewide figures was found this pass -- this record uses the same real, disclosed statewide range (roughly $1,367-$2,465/year depending on coverage level).
Key takeaways
- Baraboo's 1.30% effective property tax rate runs below Wisconsin's own 1.43% statewide median.
- Wisconsin's statewide 4-bracket income tax (3.54%-7.65%) applies in Baraboo with no local piggyback layer.
- Wisconsin homeowners insurance runs a real, disclosed $1,367-$2,465/year range statewide.
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