Cost of Living in Marshfield
Marshfield's cost of living pairs a moderate home-value picture against an above-average effective property tax rate, layered onto Wisconsin's real, no-piggyback state income tax structure.
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Learn moreA moderate, if disclosed-volatile, home-value picture
Zillow's average home value ran $257,292 (up a moderate 6.3% YoY), while Redfin's own median sale price ran $256,000 -- but up a real, volatile 49.4% YoY, a swing this record discloses rather than smooths over given Marshfield's likely small monthly sales sample.
An above-average property tax rate
Marshfield's median effective property tax rate ran 1.56% per Ownwell this pass -- above the 1.02% national median and Wisconsin's own 1.43% statewide median, with a median annual tax bill of $2,810 (above the national median bill of $2,400).
Wisconsin's 4-bracket income tax applies with no local add-on
Wisconsin's real, 4-bracket progressive state income tax (3.54%-7.65% for single filers, 2026) applies statewide, including in Marshfield, with NO county or city piggyback layer -- a genuine structural simplification relative to states like Maryland.
Key takeaways
- Zillow's average home value ($257,292) ran up a moderate 6.3% YoY; Redfin's own figure swung a volatile +49.4% YoY.
- Effective property tax rate (1.56%) runs above both national and Wisconsin statewide medians.
- The city spans both Wood and Marathon Counties, so the exact levy stack depends on which side of that line an address sits.
- Wisconsin's statewide 4-bracket income tax (3.54%-7.65%) applies with no local piggyback layer.
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