Exemptions
Prevalence of Exemptions and impact on the City of Milwaukee
| Year | # of new Exemption Requests | # of Parcel Requests | Total # of Exempt Parcels | Estimated RE Exempt Value | Total RE Assessed Value | Exempt Value, % of Total |
| 2018 | 67 | 118 | 9,854 | 4,723,762,565 | 27,669,449,860 | 17% |
New Exemption Requests by year, for the City of Milwaukee

Summary of Exempt Properties by use (as of February 2019)
|
EXEMPT PROPERTY TYPE |
Computer Code # |
PARCEL COUNTS |
Owner Reported Values |
|
(statutory references on bold) |
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|
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION [70.11] |
|
|
|
|
Traditional (Construction) Church |
10 |
556 |
$669,821,080 |
|
Store-Front Church |
11 |
22 |
$3,476,300 |
|
Housing (i.e. Pastors, Ordained Ministers) |
20 |
64 |
$16,333,600 |
|
Religious School |
30 |
36 |
$37,548,580 |
|
Parking |
80 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Convents or Sisters’ Homes |
50 |
24 |
$17,102,000 |
|
Miscellaneous |
40 |
67 |
$24,685,800 |
|
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION [70.11(4)] |
|
|
|
|
Educational Institutions |
100 |
75 |
$90,661,000 |
|
Educational Association |
101 |
3 |
$6,711,300 |
|
Non-Profit Day Care |
110 |
1 |
$1,500,000 |
|
Benevolent Association |
111 |
10 |
$8,573,100 |
|
Miscellaneous Educational Institution |
113 |
4 |
$1,524,200 |
|
Public schools, school sites Including Vocational and all MPS |
750 |
175 |
$582,250,640 |
|
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES [70.11(3)] |
|
|
|
|
Colleges and Universities |
90 |
104 |
$414,681,040 |
|
Miscellaneous Colleges and Universities |
92 |
1 |
$674,000 |
|
Vocational Schools |
550 |
11 |
$68,431,480 |
|
CEMETARIES [70.11(13)] |
130 |
27 |
$21,142,530 |
|
MEMORIALS [70.11(9)] |
170 |
0 |
$0 |
|
WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY [70.11(21)(a)] |
171 |
0 |
$0 |
|
BENEVOLENT institution [70.11(4)] |
|
|
|
|
Women’s Clubs |
270 |
2 |
$726,500 |
|
Historical Societies |
271 |
3 |
$1,913,600 |
|
Fraternal/Veterans Organizations |
160 |
9 |
$7,603,400 |
|
Libraries |
272 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Community Redevelopment Groups |
180 |
2 |
$854,300 |
|
Nursing Homes/Homes For The Aged |
220 |
21 |
$110,861,650 |
|
Retirement Homes For The Aged |
221 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Assisted Living |
222 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Transitional Living |
223 |
8 |
$2,916,800 |
|
Group Homes --- including CBRF |
250 |
40 |
$34,524,600 |
|
Children's Homes |
210 |
2 |
$500,000 |
|
Y.M.C.A & Y.W.C.A. Community Centers |
230 |
36 |
$62,115,950 |
|
Miscellaneous Benevolent |
260 |
74 |
$205,035,700 |
|
Low Income/Disabled Housing |
190 |
99 |
$76,386,800 |
|
NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS [70.11(4M)] |
|
|
|
|
Non-Profit Hospitals |
200 |
23 |
$524,081,920 |
|
Housing For Student Nurses |
201 |
0 |
$0 |
|
NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS [70.11(4M)] |
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous Non-Profit Hospitals |
202 |
0 |
$0 |
|
LABOR TEMPLES [70.11(16)] |
280 |
18 |
$8,641,700 |
|
PROPERTY HELD FOR REHABILITATION [70.11(4G)] |
|
|
|
|
Habitat for Humanity |
181 |
35 |
$840,660 |
|
Miscellaneous Property Held for Rehabilitation |
182 |
0 |
$0 |
|
INSTITUTIONS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN [70.22(19)] |
183 |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOY/GIRL SCOUTS & BOYS’/GIRLS’ CLUBS OF AMERICA SALVATION ARMY [70.11(12)] |
240 |
24 |
$22,351,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST IN PUBLIC INTEREST 70.11(20) |
245 |
5 |
$2,458,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-PROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS [70.11(25)] |
202 |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS HOME FACILITIES [70.11(36)] |
405 |
5 |
$27,762,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HUMANE SOCIETIES [70.11(28)] |
406 |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-PROFIT THEATRES [70.11(29)] |
407 |
1 |
$2,018,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT |
|
|
|
|
General |
310 |
16 |
$68,018,700 |
|
Indian Reservations |
320 |
4 |
$5,526,800 |
|
Miscellaneous United States Government |
321 |
0 |
$0 |
|
PROPERTY OF THE STATE [70.11(1)] |
|
|
|
|
General |
340 |
68 |
$37,514,050 |
|
Highways |
360 |
131 |
$8,626,100 |
|
University of Wisconsin |
330 |
33 |
$232,028,100 |
|
Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
350 |
2 |
$1,464,500 |
|
Miscellaneous Property of the State |
351 |
0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MILWAUKEE COUNTY [70.11(2)] |
|
|
|
|
General |
390 |
82 |
$147,268,570 |
|
X-Way (Trust for Wisconsin) |
400 |
243 |
$36,645,720 |
|
Housing |
401 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Metro Sewer |
402 |
227 |
$46,394,620 |
|
Airport |
410 |
7 |
$17,405,150 |
|
County Parks |
420 |
308 |
$186,359,810 |
|
Tax Deed & Welfare |
430 |
0 |
$0 |
|
County Highway |
440 |
17 |
$4,169,700 |
|
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY [70.11(2)] |
|
|
|
|
Milwaukee General, Drainage, Creeks, Parkway, Street Remnant |
480 |
402 |
$142,895,860 |
|
Redevelopment |
490 |
461 |
$54,690,430 |
|
Housing Authority |
500 |
599 |
$95,270,880 |
|
Vacant Land / Parking |
510 |
50 |
$21,784,700 |
|
Playground/Tot Lot/Green Spot |
520 |
82 |
$13,283,120 |
|
Tax Deed |
530 |
3909 |
$91,624,295 |
|
Land Banks |
540 |
15 |
$15,499,700 |
|
Wisconsin Center District |
570 |
3 |
$70,078,500 |
|
Miscellaneous Municipal Property |
571 |
17 |
$124,536,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAILROADS [70.112(4)] |
|
|
|
|
Soo Line |
780 |
116 |
$8,569,560 |
|
Northwestern |
790 |
75 |
$10,104,650 |
|
CMC Real Estate |
810 |
1 |
$8,200 |
|
Miscellaneous Railroads |
800 |
23 |
$1,477,900 |
|
UTILITIES [70.112(4)] |
|
|
|
|
Air Carriers |
820 |
0 |
$0 |
|
Gas |
830 |
1 |
$524,910 |
|
Electric |
840 |
97 |
$69,856,760 |
|
Telephone |
850 |
32 |
$27,435,300 |
|
Pipelines |
860 |
2 |
$3,420,000 |
|
Streets, Alleys, Ped Ways |
900 |
37 |
$400,650 |
|
|
Count |
9,018 |
$4,599,593,465 |


