Madison Has a $2.5 Billion
Surplus …

Urge Your Senator: Return a Portion. Provide Property Tax Relief.

Speak Up for Property Tax Relief.

It’s time to return a portion of the $2.5 billion surplus to Wisconsin homeowners.

It’s Time to Return the Surplus Where It Belongs …

To Wisconsin
Homeowners.

Owning a home in Wisconsin is getting more expensive every year. As the Legislature decides what to do with the $2.5 billion budget surplus in Madison, homeowners are facing rising property taxes and increasing housing costs that make it harder to afford to stay in their homes.

Homeownership Should Be

Affordable

Wisconsin has the 8th highest property tax burden in the country and the 2nd highest in the Midwest.

Homeowners here pay more than $2,000 in property taxes on the same home compared to the national average.

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Why Do Costs
Keep Rising?

Wisconsin relies heavily on property taxes to fund local governments and schools. Historic levels of referendums and rising local costs continue to push tax bills higher.

In 2025, property owners saw one of the largest property tax increases in decades, adding even more strain to already stretched household budgets. For many homeowners, the cost of simply staying in their home keeps going up.

Property Taxpayers Need
Relief and Want the Surplus to Help

84% of Wisconsinites want some part of the surplus to be used for a property tax cut. Returning a portion of the $2.5 billion surplus could provide real relief for property taxpayers,

Ask Your Senator: Support Property Tax Relief.

Return surplus funds to help Wisconsin property taxpayers. Support real relief and help reduce costs for homeowners across the state.