Walworth County Treasurer Valerie Etzel reminds residents that the final installment of 2025 real estate taxes is due to the Walworth County Treasurer by July 31, 2026.

The following payment options are available to property owners:

1. In Person: Residents may pay with a check, cash, or money order at the Walworth County Treasurer’s office, 100 W. Walworth Street, Elkhorn. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
2. By Mail: Checks or money orders may be mailed to the Walworth County Treasurer, PO Box 1001, Elkhorn, WI 53121. Mail must receive a U.S. postmark on or before July 31, 2026. To receive a receipt, residents are asked to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with their payment. Editor’s note: If you are sending your check by mail, it’s strongly suggested that you take it into the post office and ask for the local postmark. It’s the only way you can ensure it’s postmarked that day – and if you put it in your mailbox or a drop box on July 31 it will not be postmarked that day.
3. Online: Residents can pay online at www.co.walworth.wi.us by selecting the Property Taxes quick button on the home page. Payments are accepted via electronic check, debit card, or credit card. Convenience fees for online payments are as follows:
   o $1.00 – electronic check (eCheck)
   • o 1.5% – debit card or 2.2% – credit card
4. Drop Box: Payments by checks or money orders may be placed in the drop box located at the northwest end of the median in the Government Center parking lot, 100 W. Walworth St, Elkhorn.
   
   If paying by mail or drop box, residents should include payment stubs or indicate their parcel numbers on their checks or in a separate memo so the Treasurer’s Office may apply their payments correctly.
   
   Property owners who miss the July 31 deadline will be considered delinquent, and the balance on their account will be subject to interest and a penalty of 1.5% per month retroactive to February 1 (10.5%).
   
   Questions may be directed to the Walworth County Treasurer’s Office at (262) 741- 4251 or treasurer@co.walworth.wi.us.