Tax Incremental Districts in the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin
The City of Kenosha runs 29 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 29 districts
| District | Type | Base year | Original end date | Extended to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Special legislation | 1989 | Jul 3, 2031 | - |
| 5 | Special legislation | 1994 | Apr 18, 2036 | - |
| 7 | Blighted area | 2002 | May 20, 2029 | May 20, 2033 |
| 8 closing | Industrial (after Oct 1, 1995) | 2002 | Aug 19, 2025 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| 9 | Blighted area | 2003 | Sep 3, 2030 | Sep 3, 2034 |
| 10 | Blighted area | 2005 | May 2, 2032 | May 2, 2035 |
| 11 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2006 | Sep 18, 2026 | - |
| 13 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2008 | May 19, 2028 | - |
| 15 | Blighted area | 2013 | Jan 7, 2040 | - |
| 16 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2013 | Sep 16, 2033 | - |
| 17 | Blighted area | 2014 | Jan 8, 2041 | - |
| 18 | Blighted area | 2015 | Apr 6, 2042 | - |
| 19 | Blighted area | 2017 | Oct 17, 2044 | - |
| 21 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2017 | Sep 18, 2037 | - |
| 23 | Blighted area | 2018 | Mar 5, 2046 | - |
| 24 | Blighted area | 2018 | Mar 5, 2046 | - |
| 25 | Blighted area | 2018 | Sep 17, 2045 | - |
| 26 | Blighted area | 2018 | Sep 17, 2045 | - |
| 27 | Blighted area | 2019 | Sep 4, 2046 | - |
| 29 | Blighted area | 2020 | Aug 3, 2047 | - |
| 30 | Blighted area | 2020 | Jul 20, 2047 | - |
| 31 | Blighted area | 2020 | Jul 20, 2047 | - |
| 32 | Blighted area | 2021 | Sep 8, 2048 | - |
| 33 | Blighted area | 2021 | Sep 8, 2048 | - |
| 34 | Blighted area | 2022 | Sep 7, 2049 | - |
| 35 | Blighted area | 2024 | Jul 1, 2051 | - |
| 36 | Blighted area | 2024 | Sep 4, 2051 | - |
| 37 | Blighted area | 2024 | Sep 4, 2051 | - |
| 38 | Industrial (after Oct 1, 2004) | 2024 | Sep 4, 2044 | - |
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 Kenosha 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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