Cost of Living in Wausau
Wausau's cost of living centers on genuinely below-national-median housing, offset by the highest property tax rate in Marathon County.
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Learn moreGenuinely below-median housing costs
Wausau's home-value figures carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread of $155,900 to $240,743 -- even at the higher figure, this runs genuinely below the national median of $244,900.
The trade-off: Marathon County's highest property tax rate
Wausau's own median effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 2.05% -- the highest of any municipality in Marathon County, notably above the county's 1.56% median.
Wisconsin's flat-structure income tax
Wisconsin's real, 4-bracket progressive state income tax (3.54%-7.65%) applies statewide, including in Wausau, with no additional local city income tax.
Key takeaways
- Wausau's home values run genuinely below the national median even at the higher of two cited figures.
- Wausau's property tax rate (2.05%) is the highest in Marathon County -- a real, disclosed trade-off.
- Wisconsin's flat-structure state income tax applies, with no local Wausau income tax.
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