Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Onalaska to mail reassessment notices after full 2025 revaluation showing median residential increases near 27–28%
Summary
Accurate Appraisal presented results of a full citywide revaluation to the Onalaska Common Council, saying the company used 544 arm's‑length residential sales, found a coefficient of dispersion of 12.73 and average residential assessment increases of about 27–28%. Notices will be mailed in July; appeal and board of review dates were announced.
Accurate Appraisal, the city’s contracted assessor, told the Onalaska Common Council on June 10 that a full 2025 revaluation of every property in the city will produce substantial assessment changes for many owners but does not by itself increase total tax levies.
Brandon Roche, the statutory assessor for Accurate Appraisal, said the firm used 544 valid, arm’s‑length residential sales from 2023 and 2024 and calculated a coefficient of dispersion, or COD, of 12.73 — below the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s 15 threshold for acceptable assessment equity. Roche said residential assessments on average increase in the range of 27 to 28 percent; commercial properties show larger average increases, about 32 to 35 percent.
The findings matter because Wisconsin is a market‑driven state and a revaluation must keep assessed…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
