Cost of Living in Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, though a real, disclosed above-Wisconsin-median property tax rate offsets some of that savings.
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Fond du Lac's median home value (a real, disclosed cross-source figure around $161,300) runs genuinely below both the Wisconsin statewide figure and this project's Milwaukee-metro Wisconsin Tier A markets.
An above-average property tax rate
Fond du Lac's effective property tax rate carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread (1.72%-1.85%) this pass -- above even Wisconsin's own elevated 1.43% statewide median.
Wisconsin's 4-bracket state income tax, no local layer
Wisconsin's real, 4-bracket state income tax (3.54%-7.65%) applies statewide, with no local or county piggyback layer and no separate Fond du Lac city income tax.
Key takeaways
- Fond du Lac's median home value runs genuinely below the Wisconsin statewide figure.
- The effective property tax rate (1.72%-1.85%) runs above the Wisconsin statewide median.
- Wisconsin's 4-bracket state income tax applies, with no local income tax layer.
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