Who Was the Least-Taxed Milwaukee County Municipality in 2015? Hint: It's the one with the hottest development scene.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- Which municipalities have the highest tax rates in Milwaukee County? According to state data, a lot of factors go into calculating a property tax rate.

The municipal tax rate includes only municipal purpose property tax levies. The total tax rate includes property tax levies for school districts, technical college districts, counties, municipalities, the state, as well as special districts, minus the school levies credit.

As you can see by 2015 data, West Milwaukee has both the highest municipal rate and total rate. And while Franklin had the lowest municipal rate, a variety of factors made Oak Creek the lowest-taxed municipality in the Milwaukee County in terms of property taxes. (dollar value is per $1,000)

1. West Milwaukee Municipal Rate: $13.03 Total Rate: $29.42
2. Brown Deer Municipal Rate: $8.69 Total Rate: $29.36
3. Milwaukee Municipal Rate: $9.92 Total Rate: $28.62
4. Saint Francis Municipal Rate: $10.05 Total Rate: $28.53
5. Shorewood Municipal Rate: $7.94 Total Rate: $27.96
6. West Allis Municipal Rate: $10.84 Total Rate: $27.21
7. Bayside Municipal Rate: $7.48 Total Rate: $26.30
8. Glendale Municipal Rate: $7.47 Total Rate: $26.04
9. South Milwaukee Municipal Rate: $9.24 Total Rate: $26.02
10. Greenfield Municipal Rate: $8.30 Total Rate: $25.91
11. Fox Point Municipal Rate: $6.65 Total Rate: $25.79
12. Greendale Municipal Rate: $7.61 Total Rate: $25.79
13. Cudahy Municipal Rate: $8.08 Total Rate: $25.72
14. Hales Corners Municipal Rate: $8.32 Total Rate: $25.43
15. River Hills Municipal Rate: $6.70 Total Rate: $25.35
16. Franklin Municipal Rate: $5.90 Total Rate: $24.04
17. Wauwatosa Municipal Rate: $7.67 Total Rate: $22.97
18. Whitefish Bay Municipal Rate: $5.31 Total Rate: $22.66
19. Oak Creek Municipal Rate: $6.72 Total Rate: $22.60