Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, Milwaukee collected $375.8M in taxes and spent $801.8M.
Collected
$375.8M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$801.8M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
$1.023 per $100 of value
Source · Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Property Tax, City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax. Read on June 5, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax — city levy modeled at 10.23 mills/$1,000 AV. Verify at Wisconsin DOR Statement of AssessmentWhere it goes
Six service lines.
General government
$336.4M
Public safety
$313.2M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
Public works · Public works, Exhibit A-3 General Fund column
$120.2M
Parks and recreation
$14.4M
Health and human services
$13.6M
Public works · Capital outlay, Exhibit A-3 General Fund column
$4.0M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Exhibit A-3: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, 'General' (General Fund) column, page 54. Prepared by the Office of the Comptroller, Bill Christianson, ComptrollerWho decides
Not on file yet.
When decisions happen
Not on file yet.
How to reach it
Not on file yet.
Also on this tax bill
A Milwaukee address pays these governments too.
On every bill in Milwaukee
Sources
What it is
Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Property Tax, City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax. Read on June 5, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax — city levy modeled at 10.23 mills/$1,000 AV. Verify at Wisconsin DOR Statement of AssessmentCollected
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Exhibit A-3: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, 'General' (General Fund) column, page 54. Prepared by the Office of the Comptroller, Bill Christianson, ComptrollerSpent
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Read on September 16, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Exhibit A-3: Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, 'General' (General Fund) column, page 54. Prepared by the Office of the Comptroller, Bill Christianson, ComptrollerTaxes
Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Property Tax, City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax. Read on June 5, 2026.
Details
City of Milwaukee 2024 property tax — city levy modeled at 10.23 mills/$1,000 AV. Verify at Wisconsin DOR Statement of AssessmentTo act on what you have read
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