Jackson County, Wisconsin Property Records

Jackson County, Wisconsin, comprises 21 towns, five villages, and one city. In Jackson County, WI, property records serve as the official inventory of local real estate, including boundaries, values, ownership titles, and transaction histories for tax and development purposes.

Information from Jackson County property records indicates a median home value of $147,933, median rent of $796, and median household income of $60,393. For property taxes, the county gathers a median rate of 1.63% of a property's fair market value.

Property records in Jackson County, WI, are managed by the Register of Deeds. This office thoroughly records and maintains documents such as deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, maps, liens, and plats. The Register indexes them by party name, legal description, recording date, document number, and document type for accessibility.

In collaboration with Fidlar Technologies, the Register of Deeds office introduced two platforms for online access to these records: Laredo, a subscription-based model requiring users to enter a contract for record access, and Tapestry, a pay-per-use website offering record copies from March 3, 1854, onwards.

Furthermore, land and subdivision tract index books before June 2020 can be searched on the ArcaSearch platform, while tract indices before January 2014 are available on the Colortract website.

For those preferring a hands-on approach, the Register of Deeds office at 307 Main St., Black River Falls, WI 54615, welcomes visitors during office hours.

Fees when obtaining property documents in the county include $2 for the first page and $1 for each additional page, while an extra $1 is charged for certified copies. For documents that need to be faxed, contact the Register of Deeds at (800) 460-5657 for the exact cost.

For zoning verification, contact the Jackson County Zoning Department at (715) 284-0220. They enforce comprehensive zoning, subdivision, and related chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Statutes in all unincorporated areas. For properties within incorporated areas, the relevant local offices should be contacted.