Third highest in taxes in the nation - 6/13/2008

We live in Northern Wisconsin in a city an hour from lake Superior called Minocqua. On a warm sunny day it is beautiful, but long cold,gray,snowy winters as we age. Moved up here from Illinois and did not realize the amount of taxes they would levy on just about everything! On retirement income, social security, gas, food, etc. We do have to say that property taxes are not any different than we had in IL., but the cost of living up here is hard if you want to retire and no longer work, so know that you may have to work part time at least, and that if you want to live lakeside, the homes will be expensive, even cabins or fixers. We were unaware and did not do our homework and so have now after 6yrs put our house on the market and hope to sell and move to a more tax friendly state and a warmer climate.

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Hartland - 11/29/2007

Hartland is a great community and there are lots of places to go.

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I'm pretty lucky - 11/12/2007

to live in a town that loves and supports the fine arts! I can't imagine leaving to live somewhere else.

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3.5 seasons - 6/16/2007

Wisconsin offers a full Summer, Fall and Winter, but the Spring season is only a month or so long. If you can make it through Feb. you will be fine. Otherwise Summer and Fall are especially nice. Winter isn't bad, for someone from down south it make take a full winter season to adjust. It's a state that offers you a chance to watch all 4 seasons change.

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Way too cold! - 4/29/2007

Wisconsin is way too cold for me. Different strokes for different folks, though... I prefer the heat and am moving back to Florida in a month. Left here when I was 19, lived in FL for 12 years (didn't WANT to come back), been here 10 years (too long) and can't wait for the warm/hot weather! We had snow in Oct and it was still snowing in April. There were a few nice days throughout the winter but the days when it was so cold they had to close schools (didn't even make it to zero degrees actual temp)more than made up our minds to get the heck out of here. We'd much rather deal with an occasional hurricane (none last year...)than being shut ins in our own home for 7 months of the year. There's a reason they have festivals here Memorial Day - Labor Day, that's the only time you're guaranteed it will be nice out. Good riddance "frozen tundra", I'll be at South Beach with a margarita on the rocks! Oh, and I know housing is expensive, "through the roof", but we don't work at McDonalds and the comfort of knowing we'll never have to shovel snow or scrape the ice off our car at 5 am in sub zero weather is worth it!

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Cold in the winter - 4/15/2007

From November through March, if you don't like the cold, then you don't want to live in Wisconsin.

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Snowing in Wisconsin - 3/8/2007

Wisconsin is a beautiful state. The people are friendly, for the most part. There is plenty to do here. But is gets cold. Some people love winter! I'm not one of those people.

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Cost of living very high - 1/12/2007

I feel the cost of living is much too high here. It is very hard to live off of one income. It is quite necessary to have both husband and wife working.

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Climate - 1/10/2007

Very liveable for 9 out of 12 months.

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Cost of Living in Milwaukee WI area - 9/14/2006

Housing costs and property taxes in the Milwaukee WI area are incredibly high and I have never been able to figure out why. You're not paying for nice weather, a lot of arts & culture, etc. like you might be in other cities.

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Can't retire here! - 7/4/2006

Wisconsin is a beautiful state with lovely hills and forests. However, if you are a middle class working person, you will never be able to retire in this state! Although we only pay 5.6% in sales tax, our property taxes are one of the highest in the nation. We have a $78,000.00 home with taxes of $1,600/year. We also have the 2nd highest gas tax in the nation. We are averaging around $3.19/gallon for unleaded right now. The streets in Milwaukee are breaking apart and the park system is begging for money to keep our 48 county pools open. I hate the thought of leaving Wisconsin when we retire (I was born here and have never lived anywhere else), however, after looking at Tennessee and Arkansas, there is no way we can stay and continue to pay the ever rising taxes in this state. Come visit Wisconsin! Winter offers wonderful skiing and summer gives you the best of fishing and resorts. Maybe with an increase in tourism, we can see some tax relief.

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Relocation - 6/17/2006

What is the job situation in Wisconsin? Could somebody tell me as I am thinking of relocating there in 2007 from France, Europe?

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Low Crime - 5/28/2006

I live in a small town near Green Bay, Wisconsin and while the winters are less than desirable, it's worth it when you don't really worry about forgetting to lock your door at night.

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Outrageous taxes - for What? - 5/28/2006

I met my wife in 1967 in Milwaukee while stationed with the Navy at Great Lakes, Ill. After leaving the service, I lived in Milwaukee for six years in the early 70's. I moved to the San Diego area in 1976, but have kept track of the place ever since departing. The taxes, particularly the property taxes for the city, county, and state are so outrageous that any positives are quickly overridden. My property taxes for the 73-74 year rose an incredible 50%! The governments at the city and county level seem corrupt, a shadow of Chicago. The pension system is broken and drags the area down. Even the people aren't particularly friendly, as they seemed in the late 60's. (Maybe I've just been going to the wrong places). It's probably all related. The folks feel trapped, with no where to turn. And at least Milwaukee County is mostly liberal/Democratic, and we know how much fun that bunch can be! The list has no end, so I better stop. Milwaukee is on the slide, and it's a pity.

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Long Winters - 5/19/2006

Although the winters are milder than in the past, the winter season is long.

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Description - 4/19/2006

Small town between to larger cities: Milwaukee and Madison

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Great Place for Low Housing - 4/18/2006

We live in Superior, Wisconsin. With global warming, climate is not as severe as it had been and cost of living is good.

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cold and overcast - 2/22/2006

this has been a long winter it seems

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