With property owners trying to beat the end-of-year deadline for claiming property taxes on their 2024 tax returns, local municipalities are busy processing payments.

Door County Treasurer Ryan Schley says his office has been very busy with walk-ins and mailed-in property tax payments.  Property owners can either drop off or mail their payments by Tuesday, December 31 to claim the taxes on their 2024 tax return.

Schley notes that his office is now collecting for all the municipalities in Door County this year, with the towns of Nasewaupee and Union being added this last year.

According to Tax-Rate.org, the median property tax in Door County is $2,357 per year for a home worth the median value of $189.500. Door County has one of the highest median property taxes in the United States and is ranked 309th of the 3143 counties in order of median property taxes.  The average yearly property tax paid by Door County residents amounts to about 4.23 percent of their yearly income, ranking 180th of all counties in the country.