Tax Incremental Districts in the City of Green Bay, Wisconsin
The City of Green Bay runs 21 active tax incremental districts. If your building sits inside one, the municipality has a pot of money it can put toward improving property there.
1 of them is past the end date originally set and has not been extended. Money in a district has to be spent before it closes, so that is where a municipality is most likely to say yes to a project.
The 21 districts
| District | Type | Base year | Original end date | Extended to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blighted area | 2000 | Dec 21, 2026 | - |
| 10 | Blighted area | 2004 | Aug 17, 2031 | - |
| 12 closing | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2005 | Sep 6, 2025 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| 13 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2005 | Sep 6, 2032 | - |
| 14 | Blighted area | 2006 | Sep 16, 2033 | Sep 16, 2036 |
| 16 | Blighted area | 2007 | May 6, 2034 | - |
| 18 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2016 | Oct 6, 2043 | - |
| 19 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2017 | Sep 19, 2044 | - |
| 20 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2018 | Sep 25, 2045 | - |
| 21 | Blighted area | 2018 | Sep 25, 2045 | - |
| 22 | Blighted area | 2019 | Sep 17, 2046 | - |
| 23 | Blighted area | 2019 | Sep 17, 2046 | - |
| 24 | Mixed-use | 2022 | Aug 30, 2042 | - |
| 25 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2022 | Aug 30, 2042 | - |
| 26 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2024 | Aug 27, 2051 | - |
| 27 | Blighted area | 2024 | Aug 27, 2051 | - |
| 28 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2024 | Aug 27, 2051 | - |
| 29 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2024 | Sep 17, 2051 | - |
| 30 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2025 | Jun 24, 2052 | - |
| 31 | Blighted area | 2025 | Jun 24, 2052 | - |
| 32 | Rehabilitation or conservation | 2025 | Sep 17, 2052 | - |
What a tax incremental district is, in plain terms
When a municipality creates one, it freezes the property-tax base inside the boundary. Growth in value above that frozen line goes into a fund the municipality controls, instead of being split among the school district, the county and everyone else. That fund pays for things inside the district: roads and sewers, cleaning up contaminated ground, and in many places direct grants and low-interest loans to businesses improving a building.
So the practical question for a business owner is a narrow one. Is my address inside a district, and does this municipality use its fund for business projects? The first half is a boundary question. The second half is a conversation with the municipality, and it is the part we help with.
Find out if your address is inside one
The City of Green Bay does not publish district boundaries in a form we can search yet, so this list is the district count, not a map. Tell us your address and what you are planning, and we will find out which district you are in and what the municipality funds.
A different kind of money, open anywhere in Wisconsin
A tax incremental district pays for buildings and property. There is a separate state grant that pays for training the people who already work for you, and your address has nothing to do with it. Wisconsin Fast Forward runs from $5,000 to $400,000, is open to employers in any industry, and reimburses you for the trainer's fees. The wages you already pay your people while they train count as your half. Applications are due 3:00 p.m. Central on Monday, October 5, 2026.
What Fast Forward covers, and who qualifies. Read from the state's own program announcement, DET-19973-FF263-P, on August 28, 2026.
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