Alderman Scott A. Berg

Property Taxes 2003
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Summary

The following table shows the tax rates for the City of Brookfield for 2003.

Some of the rates will change slightly by the time you get your tax bill because:

  • Not every government unit has finalized their budget.
  • There are additional credits, such as the lottery refund.
  • Actual calculations use more decimal places (round off error)

The school tax rates shown here include the credit (reduction) from the state.


For a complete listing of all Wisconsin municipality property tax rates, see the web site of the Wisconsin Taxpayer's Alliance (WTA) at http://www.wistax.org

You can also check the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel of Sunday, January 26, 2003 for a very thorough listing of tax rates in the Milwaukee metro area.


The WTA also has some interesting information on state income tax. For example, according to the WTA and based on state records, for the calendar year 2001:

  • Brookfield had 38,823 residents who filed 20,197 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $1,729,097,604 or an average of $85,612 per return.
  • New Berlin had 38,652 residents who filed 20,413 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $1,149,616,731 or an average of $56,318 per return.
  • Delafield had 7,964 residents who filed 2,728 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $283,586,936 or an average of $103,954 per return.
  • Chenequa had 588 residents who filed 207 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $88,484,909 or an average of $427,463 per return. (highest in the state)
  • Komensky had 464 residents who filed 254 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $1,518,964 or an average of $5,980 per return. (lowest in state, located in Jackson county in central Wisconsin near Adams)
  • Whitefish Bay had 14,146 residents who filed 6,928 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $662,126,786 or an average of $95,573 per return.
  • Wisconsin had 5,400,499 residents who filed 2,656,313 Wisconsin income tax returns showing a total adjusted gross income of $108,501,988,171 or an avarege of $40,847 per return.

According to the WTA, compared to the other states, Wisconsin ranks:

  • 4th in taxes (income and sales)
  • 12th in combined general revenues (income tax, sales tax, gas tax, registration fees)
  • 28th in charges (park fees, developer fees, etc.)
  • 31st in miscellaneous revenues (federal grants, etc.)

So, if the state governor and legislators are to keep their pledge of "no new taxes", they will probably start splitting hairs about whether raising the motor vehicle registration fee from $45 to, say, $200 is really a tax. After all, compared to the other states, Wisconsin is very low in those types of revenues. Just ask someone from Minnesota or Illinois.


City of Brookfield - Elmbrook School District

Tax Rates in $/$1,000 assessed value

Taxing Body

2002

2003

Change

City 5.8757 6.2686 +6.69%
Elmbrook 9.1659 9.5451 +4.14%
County 2.3937 2.4005 +0.28%
WCTC 1.4407 1.4632 +1.57%
State 0.1978 0.2074 +4.86%
Total 19.0739 19.8849 +4.25%

In many cases, the property's assessed value will have gone up as well as having the tax rate increase, so the actual tax paid goes up a larger percentage than indicated here.

Value

City of Brookfield

Elmbrook Schools

Waukesha County

Waukesha Technical

State of Wisconsin

Total

$ 1,000.00

$ 6.2686

$ 9.5451

$ 2.4005

$ 1.4633

$ 0.2074

$ 19.8849

$100,000.00

$ 626.86

$ 954.51

$ 240.05

$ 146.33

$ 20.74

$ 1,988.49

$125,000.00

$ 783.58

$ 1,193.14

$ 300.06

$ 182.91

$ 25.93

$ 2,485.61

$150,000.00

$ 940.29

$ 1,431.77

$ 360.08

$ 219.50

$ 31.11

$ 2,982.74

$175,000.00

$ 1,097.01

$ 1,670.39

$ 420.09

$ 256.08

$ 36.30

$ 3,479.86

$200,000.00

$ 1,253.72

$ 1,909.02

$ 480.10

$ 292.66

$ 41.48

$ 3,976.98

$225,000.00

$ 1,410.44

$ 2,147.65

$ 540.11

$ 329.24

$ 46.67

$ 4,474.10

$250,000.00

$ 1,567.15

$ 2,386.28

$ 600.13

$ 365.83

$ 51.85

$ 4,971.23

$275,000.00

$ 1,723.87

$ 2,624.90

$ 660.14

$ 402.41

$ 57.04

$ 5,468.35

$300,000.00

$ 1,880.58

$ 2,863.53

$ 720.15

$ 438.99

$ 62.22

$ 5,965.47

$325,000.00

$ 2,037.30

$ 3,102.16

$ 780.16

$ 475.57

$ 67.41

$ 6,462.59

$350,000.00

$ 2,194.01

$ 3,340.79

$ 840.18

$ 512.16

$ 72.59

$ 6,959.72

$375,000.00

$ 2,350.73

$ 3,579.41

$ 900.19

$ 548.74

$ 77.78

$ 7,456.84

$400,000.00

$ 2,507.44

$ 3,818.04

$ 960.20

$ 585.32

$ 82.96

$ 7,953.96

$425,000.00

$ 2,664.16

$ 4,056.67

$ 1,020.21

$ 621.90

$ 88.15

$ 8,451.08

$450,000.00

$ 2,820.87

$ 4,295.30

$ 1,080.23

$ 658.49

$ 93.33

$ 8,948.21

$475,000.00

$ 2,977.59

$ 4,533.92

$ 1,140.24

$ 695.07

$ 98.52

$ 9,445.33

$500,000.00

$ 3,134.30

$ 4,772.55

$ 1,200.25

$ 731.65

$ 103.70

$ 9,942.45

$525,000.00

$ 3,291.02

$ 5,011.18

$ 1,260.26

$ 768.23

$ 108.89

$ 10,439.57

$550,000.00

$ 3,447.73

$ 5,249.81

$ 1,320.28

$ 804.82

$ 114.07

$ 10,936.70

$575,000.00

$ 3,604.45

$ 5,488.43

$ 1,380.29

$ 841.40

$ 119.26

$ 11,433.82

$600,000.00

$ 3,761.16

$ 5,727.06

$ 1,440.30

$ 877.98

$ 124.44

$ 11,930.94

$625,000.00

$ 3,917.88

$ 5,965.69

$ 1,500.31

$ 914.56

$ 129.63

$ 12,428.06

$650,000.00

$ 4,074.59

$ 6,204.32

$ 1,560.33

$ 951.15

$ 134.81

$ 12,925.19

$675,000.00

$ 4,231.31

$ 6,442.94

$ 1,620.34

$ 987.73

$ 140.00

$ 13,422.31

$700,000.00

$ 4,388.02

$ 6,681.57

$ 1,680.35

$ 1,024.31

$ 145.18

$ 13,919.43


City of Brookfield - Waukesha School District

Tax Rates in $/$1,000 assessed value

Taxing Body

2002

2003

Change

City 5.8757 6.2686 +6.69%
Waukesha 8.7458 8.1521 -6.79%
County 2.3937 2.4005 +0.28%
WCTC 1.4407 1.4632 +1.56%
State 0.1978 0.2074 +4.85%
Total 18.6358 18.4919 -0.87%

In many cases, the property's assessed value will have gone up as well as having the tax rate increase, so the actual tax paid goes up a larger percentage than indicated here.

Value

City of Brookfield

Waukesha Schools

Waukesha County

Waukesha Technical

State of Wisconsin

Total

$ 1,000.00

$ 6.2686

$ 8.1521

$ 2.4005

$ 1.4633

$ 0.2074

$ 18.4919

$100,000.00

$ 626.86

$ 815.21

$ 240.05

$ 146.33

$ 20.74

$ 1,849.19

$125,000.00

$ 783.58

$ 1,019.01

$ 300.06

$ 182.91

$ 25.93

$ 2,311.49

$150,000.00

$ 940.29

$ 1,222.82

$ 360.08

$ 219.50

$ 31.11

$ 2,773.79

$175,000.00

$ 1,097.01

$ 1,426.62

$ 420.09

$ 256.08

$ 36.30

$ 3,236.08

$200,000.00

$ 1,253.72

$ 1,630.42

$ 480.10

$ 292.66

$ 41.48

$ 3,698.38

$225,000.00

$ 1,410.44

$ 1,834.22

$ 540.11

$ 329.24

$ 46.67

$ 4,160.68

$250,000.00

$ 1,567.15

$ 2,038.03

$ 600.13

$ 365.83

$ 51.85

$ 4,622.98

$275,000.00

$ 1,723.87

$ 2,241.83

$ 660.14

$ 402.41

$ 57.04

$ 5,085.27

$300,000.00

$ 1,880.58

$ 2,445.63

$ 720.15

$ 438.99

$ 62.22

$ 5,547.57

$325,000.00

$ 2,037.30

$ 2,649.43

$ 780.16

$ 475.57

$ 67.41

$ 6,009.87

$350,000.00

$ 2,194.01

$ 2,853.24

$ 840.18

$ 512.16

$ 72.59

$ 6,472.17

$375,000.00

$ 2,350.73

$ 3,057.04

$ 900.19

$ 548.74

$ 77.78

$ 6,934.46

$400,000.00

$ 2,507.44

$ 3,260.84

$ 960.20

$ 585.32

$ 82.96

$ 7,396.76

$425,000.00

$ 2,664.16

$ 3,464.64

$ 1,020.21

$ 621.90

$ 88.15

$ 7,859.06

$450,000.00

$ 2,820.87

$ 3,668.45

$ 1,080.23

$ 658.49

$ 93.33

$ 8,321.36

$475,000.00

$ 2,977.59

$ 3,872.25

$ 1,140.24

$ 695.07

$ 98.52

$ 8,783.65

$500,000.00

$ 3,134.30

$ 4,076.05

$ 1,200.25

$ 731.65

$ 103.70

$ 9,245.95

$525,000.00

$ 3,291.02

$ 4,279.85

$ 1,260.26

$ 768.23

$ 108.89

$ 9,708.25

$550,000.00

$ 3,447.73

$ 4,483.66

$ 1,320.28

$ 804.82

$ 114.07

$ 10,170.55

$575,000.00

$ 3,604.45

$ 4,687.46

$ 1,380.29

$ 841.40

$ 119.26

$ 10,632.84

$600,000.00

$ 3,761.16

$ 4,891.26

$ 1,440.30

$ 877.98

$ 124.44

$ 11,095.14

$625,000.00

$ 3,917.88

$ 5,095.06

$ 1,500.31

$ 914.56

$ 129.63

$ 11,557.44

$650,000.00

$ 4,074.59

$ 5,298.87

$ 1,560.33

$ 951.15

$ 134.81

$ 12,019.74

$675,000.00

$ 4,231.31

$ 5,502.67

$ 1,620.34

$ 987.73

$ 140.00

$ 12,482.03

$700,000.00

$ 4,388.02

$ 5,706.47

$ 1,680.35

$ 1,024.31

$ 145.18

$ 12,944.33