Cost of Living in Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie's cost of living pairs a real, disclosed cross-source home-value spread against a property tax rate running above both state and national medians.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed home-value spread
Zillow's own typical-home-value figure ran $381,833 (+2.4% YoY), Redfin's own median sale price ran a higher $444,000 (+0.9% YoY), and PropertyIQ's own 53590 zip-level figure ran $460,000 (+7.4% YoY) -- a real, disclosed range this record does not resolve to one number.
A property tax rate above state and national medians
Sun Prairie's median effective property tax rate ran 1.88% per Ownwell this pass -- above Wisconsin's own 1.43% statewide median and the 1.02% national median. The city's 2025 mill rate ran $20.2599 per $1,000 of assessed value.
A median household income above the national median
Sun Prairie Area School District's own median household income ($90,942) runs above the national median ($80,734), consistent with a genuinely middle-to-upper-income Madison-metro suburb.
Wisconsin's simple income tax structure applies regardless
Wisconsin's real, 4-bracket state income tax (3.50%-7.65%) applies statewide with no local piggyback layer -- the state rate is genuinely the whole income-tax story in Sun Prairie.
Key takeaways
- Home values carry a real, disclosed spread ($381,833-$460,000) depending on source and geography.
- Effective property tax rate (1.88%) runs above both Wisconsin's statewide median and the national median.
- Median household income ($90,942) runs above the national median.
- Wisconsin's statewide 4-bracket income tax (3.50%-7.65%) applies with no local piggyback layer.
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