Property Taxes

Tax bills are statutorily required to be mailed to property owners each year by the third Monday of December. The Village's policy is to mail tax bills to property owners, not lending institutions.

At a minimum, the first installment of your 2025 property tax payments must be paid to the Village of Shorewood Hills by January 31, 2026. Full payments will also be accepted.

All second installment payments must be sent directly to the Dane County Treasurer by July 31, 2026.

If you would like your property tax payment receipt to be dated 2025 for income tax purposes, it must be received by the Village by noon on December 30th:

  • Paying in-person – Payments are accepted through January 31, 2026, at Village Hall, 810 Shorewood Blvd.: Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and Fridays, 8:00 am to noon. Village offices will be closed in observance of Christmas and New Year holidays on December 24, 25, 31, and January 1.
  • Village ‘Drop Box’ – You may leave your payment in the Village’s secure ‘Drop Box’ in the Village Hall parking lot. They will be receipted the next business day.

  • Payment sent by U.S. Postal Service (USPS) – Payments must be postmarked on or before January 31, 2026, to be considered timely.

  • Payment sent by FedEx, UPS, or similar carrier – The Dane County Treasurer’s office does not accept any service date stamps besides U.S. Postal Service postmarked mail. Therefore, payments sent by FedEx, UPS, etc. must be in-hand at the Village Hall before closing on January 31, 2026, to be considered timely.

  • Electronic Checks – If you arrange for your bank to send the Village an electronic check, please be aware that E-Checks often take 7-10 business days to be delivered. The E-Checks are typically sent by USPS and must be postmarked by January 31, 2026, to be considered timely.

  • Online payments – The Village accepts property tax payments online via our third-party payment processor Payment Service Network (PSN). To make a tax payment online go to: www.shorewoodhillswi.gov/payments (convenience fees apply to all online transactions).


If you choose to pay your property tax in two installments, the first installment is due by January 31.

  1. By January 31, make your tax payment to the Village (in a similar manner listed above).
    • If the Village Hall is closed, you may leave your payment in the Village’s green Drop Box in the parking lot before midnight on January 31.
    • Payments sent by mail should be postmarked on or before January 31 to be considered timely.
    • Electronic checks can take 7-10 days for the bank to process and mail. Be sure to request e-check payments in enough time such that it will be postmarked by January 31.
    • Payments sent by Fedex, UPS, etc. must be in-hand at the Village Hall before closing on January 31.
    • On-line payments can be made on-line at: www.shorewoodhillswi.gov/payments but on-line transactions can take several days to clear. Please plan accordingly.
  2. By July 31, the second installment is due. After February 1, the Village no longer accepts property tax payments locally. Pay your second installment directly to the Dane County Treasurer. You will receive a second property tax bill in April if there is an outstanding balance. Send payments to:

Dane County Treasurer
City-County Building, Room 114
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Madison, WI 53719

If you have questions about property taxes, please contact the Village Hall at 608-267-2680 or info@shorewoodhillswi.gov.

2025 Property Tax Insert Letter