Property Taxes
Town of Trenton Treasurer Monica Diaz
262-675-6009 or 262-707-6721
View the 2011 Tax Letter for information on how to pay your taxes in person, by mail, or via the phone or Internet. The Town Calendar provides the dates and times for In-Person payment at the Town Hall.
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Pay property taxes online by clicking on the following link:
Credit Card Payments for Fees and Taxes
Convenience, Flexibility, and Rewards
Enjoy the convenience, flexibility and rewards of credit card payments for taxes or fees. In cooperation with the Town of Trenton, Official Payments Corporation offers individuals and business the opportunity to pay taxes or fees by telephone or directly over the Internet.
proven safe and reliable
This service is safe, reliable and in accordance with all state and government regulations. In order to process your payment, Official Payments Corporation, the credit card service provider, charges a nominal convenience fee based on the amount of the transaction. To calculate the fee click HERE.
easy payment via phone or internet
To pay by credit card call the toll-free number 1-800-2PAY-TAXSM (1-800-272-9829) or click here to pay taxes by credit card over the Internet. Town of Trenton's Jurisdiction code is 6707.
All property tax information is now available on the Washington County website.
Overview: Assessments & Taxes in a Declining Market
Town Officials and the Assessor's Office staff continue to monitor the significant changes that are occurring in the national, regional and local real estate markets. Since 2007 was the last revaluation year for the Town, many property owners have expressed concerns as to how the unchanged assessments for the year 2010 in this declining market will impact their 2010 tax bills. The answer is that there is little, if any, direct impact on the individual property tax bills for existing homes and businesses. As long as uniformity and equity between property values is maintained in a non-revaluation year, an individual property owner's share of the overall tax burden within our community will remain about the same in a declining (or increasing) market. That is to say that an individual property owner's share or apportionment of the overall tax burden (via their tax payment) relative to other property owners' share of the tax burden will not change in non-revaluation years other than as affected by any new construction added or property removed from the tax rolls. The total cost ot pay for all of the governmental services provided for in our approved annual budgets, called the tax levy, is not specifically impacted b y either a good or bad economy [other than in the decisions that are made as to what services to provide, including any proposed additions or cuts].
Under Wisconsin law and as prescribed in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), mass appraisal is an ad valorem assessment process with checks and balances to aid in the uniform and equitable valuation of all properties within a municipality. The Assessor's Office completed our last revaluation with these principles in mind. The Department of Revenue has created a very insightful "Frequently Asked Questions" publication to help property owners understand the relationship between assessments and tax bills in a declining market. Please take a few minutes to read through the questions and answers in this document to help understand how tax equity is maintained in a non-revaluation year, even when the current market is in decline. Essentially, we realized that we are all in the same boat and that we will do our best as your Town officials and staff to get through this economic storm.