Wisconsin
Last checked 2026-07-10
77
Designated tracts (of 308 eligible)
24
Rural designated — QROF treatment
49
Former OZ 1.0 tracts redesignated
57
Days until designations take effect
How Wisconsin chose
Treasury published the final list on October 30, 2026. Wisconsin designated 77 of 308 eligible tracts, its full allocation, in 32 of 45 counties with eligible tracts. Designations take effect January 1, 2027 and run through December 31, 2036. Treasury's October list has 2 more eligible tracts here than the April appendix, qualified under its missing-data rules; 1 was designated.
Compared with the eligible tracts it passed over, Wisconsin favored former OZ 1.0 tracts, tracts with prior NMTC deals and less dense tracts.
| Trait | Designated | Passed over |
|---|---|---|
| Former OZ 1.0 tract | 63.6% | 16.5% |
| Rural (QROF) | 31.2% | 18.6% |
| Urban Institute Tier 1 | 23.4% | 14.3% |
| Median poverty rate | 23.6% | 22% |
| Median family income, % of area | 60.4% | 59.4% |
| Residents of color (mean) | 47.5% | 56.5% |
| Median density, people / sq mi | 4,278 | 5,827 |
Poverty and income: Treasury's own eligibility figures (ACS 2020–2024). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024. Former OZ 1.0 = at least half the tract's land area was in a 2018 QOZ. How every state compares →
Record: how Wisconsin ran its nomination input process
Nomination process
Community input window closed 2026-07-31. The state is now in internal review.
Map: designated and eligible tracts
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Designated tracts by county
The county is usually the first local partner on an OZ deal — zoning, infrastructure, incentives. CDEs listed are New Markets Tax Credit allocatees that have already financed deals inside this county's designated tracts: the organizations with a working track record of underwriting there.
| County | Designated / eligible | Rural | OZ 1.0 kept / lost | Residents | NMTC CDEs active in designated tracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | 31 / 153 | — | 18 / 19 | 71,475 | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Chase New Markets Corporation; Coastal Enterprises, Inc.; First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; FirstPathway Community Development LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Habitat for Humanity NMTC, LLC; IFF; Johnson Community Development Company; Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Merrill Lynch Community Development Company; Midwest Industrial Redevelopment Fund, LLC; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc.; Wisconsin Business Growth Fund, Inc.; Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. |
| Dane County | 5 / 25 | — | 4 / 7 | 24,722 | FirstPathway Community Development LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Johnson Community Development Company; National Community Investment Fund; Wisconsin Brownfield and Economic Development Fund, LLC; Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. |
| Winnebago County | 4 / 10 | — | 3 / 2 | 11,185 | — |
| Brown County | 3 / 10 | — | 2 / 2 | 9,903 | Johnson Community Development Company |
| Racine County | 3 / 9 | — | 1 / 1 | 12,910 | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc. |
| Barron County | 2 / 2 | 2 | 1 / 2 | 6,395 | — |
| Crawford County | 2 / 2 | 2 | 1 / 0 | 4,661 | — |
| Fond du Lac County | 2 / 4 | 2 | 1 / 0 | 7,214 | — |
| Rock County | 2 / 8 | 1 | 2 / 3 | 5,363 | Chase New Markets Corporation |
| Ashland County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 2,350 | Forward Community Investments, Inc. |
| Columbia County | 1 / 3 | 1 | 0 / 2 | 4,098 | — |
| Dodge County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 7,883 | — |
| Douglas County | 1 / 2 | — | 1 / 1 | 2,007 | Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. |
| Dunn County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 2,738 | Community Development Funding, LLC |
| Eau Claire County | 1 / 3 | — | 1 / 2 | 2,622 | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc. |
| Kenosha County | 1 / 11 | — | 1 / 2 | 3,642 | — |
| La Crosse County | 1 / 8 | — | 1 / 2 | 5,042 | Merrill Lynch Community Development Company |
| Langlade County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 4,888 | Waveland Community Development, LLC |
| Manitowoc County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 0 / 2 | 3,000 | — |
| Marathon County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 3,266 | — |
| Outagamie County | 1 / 4 | — | 0 / 1 | 3,343 | — |
| Pierce County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 6,845 | — |
| Portage County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 2,288 | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC |
| Sauk County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 0 / 3 | 3,067 | — |
| Sawyer County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 1 / 2 | 4,982 | Johnson Community Development Company |
| Shawano County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 5,012 | — |
| Sheboygan County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 5,603 | — |
| Vernon County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 4,608 | — |
| Vilas County | 1 / 1 | 1 | 1 / 2 | 3,665 | Travois New Markets, LLC |
| Walworth County | 1 / 2 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 3,791 | — |
| Waukesha County | 1 / 2 | — | 0 / 1 | 1,931 | — |
| Wood County | 1 / 4 | 1 | 1 / 2 | 4,043 | Cinnaire New Markets LLC |
| Grant County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Marinette County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
| Oneida County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Price County | 0 / 2 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Rusk County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 1 | — | — |
| Washburn County | 0 / 1 | — | 0 / 2 | — | — |
Counties with no designated tracts are listed only if they lost OZ 1.0 tracts. NMTC: CDFI Fund NMTC public data release. 23 distinct CDEs across Wisconsin's designated tracts.
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Download all eligible tracts, national (CSV) →| Tract | County | Pov. | MFI | Pop. | Rent. | Vac. | Signals | Prior NMTC CDEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55003950400 Somers | Ashland County | 22.6% | 82.8% | 2,350 | 48.7% | 5.8% | Rural / QROFNMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Forward Community Investments, Inc. |
| 55005000200 Milwaukee | Barron County | 24.2% | 81.9% | 4,123 | 24.8% | 27.7% | Rural / QROFTribalHigh vacancy | — |
| 55005000601 | Barron County | 13.5% | 69.5% | 2,272 | 41.9% | 1.1% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0 | — |
| 55009000800 | Brown County | 20.4% | 64.6% | 1,996 | 58% | 7.4% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55009000900 Antigo | Brown County | 23.6% | 58.3% | 3,817 | 47.7% | 0.5% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Johnson Community Development Company $12.1M · 1 deal |
| 55009021303 Milwaukee | Brown County | 24.3% | 50.2% | 4,090 | 67.5% | 5% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 55021970500 | Columbia County | 20% | 60.7% | 4,098 | 30.7% | 9.2% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55023960100 | Crawford County | 16.3% | 68% | 2,837 | 24.3% | 20% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 55023960500 Milwaukee | Crawford County | 14.3% | 69% | 1,824 | 27.6% | 18.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | — |
| 55025000408 | Dane County | 11.4% | — | 2,040 | 88.7% | 9.5% | Former OZ 1.0Housing pressureAdded Oct. 2026 | — |
| 55025001200 | Dane County | 31.7% | 113.7% | 6,554 | 74.8% | 5.3% | NMTC track recordHousing pressure | Johnson Community Development Company $10.0M · 1 deal |
| 55025001401 | Dane County | 22.4% | 44.3% | 6,576 | 66.6% | 1.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Johnson Community Development Company; National Community Investment Fund; Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. $52.2M · 4 deals |
| 55025002100 | Dane County | 15.9% | 61.2% | 5,325 | 50.3% | 4.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | FirstPathway Community Development LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Wisconsin Brownfield and Economic Development Fund, LLC $18.6M · 3 deals |
| 55025011505 | Dane County | 13.5% | 67% | 4,227 | 50.6% | 2.1% | Former OZ 1.0 | — |
| 55027960300 | Dodge County | 19.1% | 60.7% | 7,883 | 42.1% | 5.1% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 55031021100 Milwaukee | Douglas County | 47.4% | 34.7% | 2,007 | 79.2% | 11.3% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. $43.2M · 2 deals |
| 55033970801 | Dunn County | 37.1% | — | 2,738 | 87.2% | 20.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Community Development Funding, LLC |
| 55035001101 | Eau Claire County | 31% | 104.4% | 2,622 | 95.2% | 4.6% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track record | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc. $3.6M · 3 deals |
| 55039040500 La Crosse | Fond du Lac County | 30.6% | 59.9% | 3,917 | 80.7% | 10.6% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 55039041500 | Fond du Lac County | 7.5% | 67.6% | 3,297 | 31.5% | 2.1% | Rural / QROF | — |
| 55059001200 | Kenosha County | 21.1% | 104.8% | 3,642 | 34.2% | 1.9% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 55063000200 | La Crosse County | 21.2% | 51% | 5,042 | 72% | 1.7% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | Merrill Lynch Community Development Company |
| 55067960600 | Langlade County | 21.1% | 62.1% | 4,888 | 35.8% | 5.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | Waveland Community Development, LLC |
| 55071000500 | Manitowoc County | 15.1% | 65.7% | 3,000 | 38.4% | 10% | Rural / QROFCRA-eligible | — |
| 55073000100 | Marathon County | 23.5% | 53% | 3,266 | 80.4% | 12.5% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55079000101 Appleton | Milwaukee County | 52.7% | 33.2% | 4,462 | 81.5% | 14.5% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $10.0M · 1 deal |
| 55079000102 Fond du Lac | Milwaukee County | 15.5% | 54.3% | 3,705 | 57.8% | 12.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $41.5M · 7 deals |
| 55079004100 | Milwaukee County | 26.5% | 50.4% | 3,130 | 62% | 3.4% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc. $2.0M · 2 deals |
| 55079004400 | Milwaukee County | 23.3% | — | 2,134 | 87.8% | 16.2% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Johnson Community Development Company; Merrill Lynch Community Development Company; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $84.6M · 12 deals |
| 55079004700 | Milwaukee County | 36.3% | — | 3,640 | 63.4% | 12.7% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordHousing pressure | Johnson Community Development Company; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation; National New Markets Tax Credit Fund, Inc. $25.2M · 7 deals |
| 55079006300 | Milwaukee County | 31% | 46.4% | 1,418 | 67.2% | 31.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc. |
| 55079007700 | Milwaukee County | 21% | 64.4% | 3,457 | 85.8% | 4.5% | NMTC track recordHousing pressure | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc. |
| 55079008900 | Milwaukee County | 56% | — | 1,215 | 74.7% | 27.6% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. $34.6M · 1 deal |
| 55079009000 Oshkosh | Milwaukee County | 28% | 49.5% | 1,829 | 76.5% | 31.9% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $18.9M · 1 deal |
| 55079009800 | Milwaukee County | 53.6% | 33.4% | 1,486 | 64.4% | 22.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Midwest Industrial Redevelopment Fund, LLC |
| 55079009900 | Milwaukee County | 36.9% | 37.9% | 1,019 | 74% | 21.9% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Habitat for Humanity NMTC, LLC $14.1M · 3 deals |
| 55079012300 | Milwaukee County | 38.7% | 78.1% | 895 | 76.9% | 23.6% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Coastal Enterprises, Inc. $10.0M · 1 deal |
| 55079013500 Forest County Potawatomi Off-Reservation Trust Land | Milwaukee County | 41.8% | 40.6% | 1,690 | 96.3% | 29.1% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribalHousing pressureHigh vacancy | Forward Community Investments, Inc. $4.0M · 1 deal |
| 55079013700 | Milwaukee County | 33.9% | 21.8% | 1,293 | 95.5% | 17.5% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 55079014100 | Milwaukee County | 52.9% | 31.4% | 1,959 | 97.8% | 20.9% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $31.9M · 6 deals |
| 55079014800 | Milwaukee County | 55.6% | 30.2% | 2,421 | 96.9% | 18.4% | Housing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 55079014900 | Milwaukee County | 45% | 75.5% | 1,045 | 94.6% | 19.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordHousing pressureHigh vacancy | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $30.3M · 3 deals |
| 55079015800 | Milwaukee County | 29.8% | 54.5% | 2,563 | 82.6% | 8% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Wisconsin Business Growth Fund, Inc. $27.4M · 4 deals |
| 55079016300 | Milwaukee County | 31.6% | 43.3% | 5,320 | 76.4% | 6.6% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC $7.7M · 1 deal |
| 55079016500 Milwaukee | Milwaukee County | 25.8% | 42.7% | 2,137 | 59.2% | 7.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $39.2M · 4 deals |
| 55079016600 | Milwaukee County | 45.9% | 28.1% | 2,070 | 84.6% | 15.1% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc. $25.9M · 1 deal |
| 55079020000 | Milwaukee County | 12.8% | 57.3% | 4,037 | 69.2% | 2.4% | CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55079100300 | Milwaukee County | 18.1% | 52.8% | 2,366 | 54.5% | 12.8% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc. |
| 55079120202 | Milwaukee County | 11.5% | 68.5% | 3,255 | 41.7% | 1.5% | | — |
| 55079185400 | Milwaukee County | 36.2% | 44.2% | 940 | 71.5% | 20% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $30.1M · 7 deals |
| 55079185600 | Milwaukee County | 25.8% | 81.1% | 2,430 | 68.3% | 8.2% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation; Wisconsin Business Growth Fund, Inc. $16.6M · 3 deals |
| 55079185700 Milwaukee | Milwaukee County | 45.5% | 30.3% | 2,866 | 72.3% | 8.7% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureUI Tier 1 | Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, Inc. $6.5M · 2 deals |
| 55079186400 | Milwaukee County | 71.6% | — | 1,145 | 100% | 22.1% | NMTC track recordHousing pressureHigh vacancy | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $24.8M · 2 deals |
| 55079186500 Milwaukee | Milwaukee County | 30.7% | — | 2,121 | 79.4% | 9.9% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligible | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; Greater Wisconsin Opportunities Fund, Inc.; IFF; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $215.2M · 18 deals |
| 55079186600 | Milwaukee County | 14.8% | 58% | 1,986 | 74.2% | 3.8% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Forward Community Investments, Inc.; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $39.6M · 4 deals |
| 55079186800 Milwaukee | Milwaukee County | 30.3% | 36.4% | 1,441 | 98.2% | 10.9% | Former OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribalHousing pressure | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC; Chase New Markets Corporation; First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc.; FirstPathway Community Development LLC; Johnson Community Development Company; Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation $222.9M · 24 deals |
| 55087011104 | Outagamie County | 10.5% | 69% | 3,343 | 64.9% | 3.2% | UI Tier 1 | — |
| 55093960400 | Pierce County | 20.5% | 91.8% | 6,845 | 45.3% | 2.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0UI Tier 1 | — |
| 55097961000 | Portage County | 25.7% | 68.7% | 2,288 | 67% | 15.6% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHigh vacancy | BMO Harris New Markets Fund, LLC |
| 55101000200 | Racine County | 30.8% | 54.6% | 5,198 | 54.4% | 17.2% | CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 55101000400 Milwaukee | Racine County | 35.1% | 48.8% | 3,245 | 62.4% | 17.5% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancy | — |
| 55101002900 | Racine County | 35.6% | 38.5% | 4,467 | 59.9% | 15.2% | NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressureHigh vacancyUI Tier 1 | First-Ring Industrial Redevelopment Enterprise, Inc. $2.0M · 1 deal |
| 55105001000 Kenosha | Rock County | 20.1% | 62.4% | 3,047 | 42.3% | 4% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligible | — |
| 55105001500 La Crosse | Rock County | 21% | 71.8% | 2,316 | 76.6% | 11.8% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track record | Chase New Markets Corporation $41.9M · 1 deal |
| 55111001002 | Sauk County | 12.2% | 60.1% | 3,067 | 51.1% | 2.4% | Rural / QROFUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55113100300 Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation|Lac Courte Oreilles Off-Reservation Trust Land | Sawyer County | 18.2% | 65.2% | 4,982 | 34.4% | 9.2% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribal | Johnson Community Development Company $21.0M · 1 deal |
| 55115100500 | Shawano County | 16.4% | 65.1% | 5,012 | 50.5% | 6.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0 | — |
| 55117000800 Milwaukee | Sheboygan County | 14.3% | 65.4% | 5,603 | 64% | 10.9% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleUI Tier 1 | — |
| 55123960100 | Vernon County | 21.6% | 71.6% | 4,608 | 22.6% | 14.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0 | — |
| 55125940000 Lac du Flambeau Reservation | Vilas County | 23.7% | 71.8% | 3,665 | 26.2% | 54.6% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleTribalHigh vacancy | Travois New Markets, LLC |
| 55127000400 Milwaukee | Walworth County | 22.7% | 94.9% | 3,791 | 52.6% | 13.7% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0UI Tier 1 | — |
| 55133202700 | Waukesha County | 19% | 66.7% | 1,931 | 88.6% | 11.2% | UI Tier 1 | — |
| 55139000501 Milwaukee | Winnebago County | 36.7% | 61.9% | 3,405 | 96.9% | 7.8% | Former OZ 1.0 | — |
| 55139000502 | Winnebago County | 23.2% | 85.2% | 3,685 | 47.5% | 15.5% | Former OZ 1.0High vacancy | — |
| 55139001200 Madison | Winnebago County | 9.9% | 58.4% | 2,065 | 36.9% | 8.2% | CRA-eligible | — |
| 55139002900 Madison | Winnebago County | 14.3% | 46.9% | 2,030 | 66.3% | 7.8% | Former OZ 1.0CRA-eligibleHousing pressure | — |
| 55141011200 | Wood County | 26.7% | 42.1% | 4,043 | 60% | 7.2% | Rural / QROFFormer OZ 1.0NMTC track recordCRA-eligibleHousing pressure | Cinnaire New Markets LLC $13.7M · 1 deal |
Reading the signals for projects
- Rural / QROF — a rural QOF investment gets a 30% basis step-up at five years, and existing buildings need only 50% improvement. Rehab of existing stock pencils here in ways it does not elsewhere. Mechanics →
- Housing pressure — mostly renters, most of them cost-burdened. Housing deals here have demand; they also carry displacement risk, which is where community benefit terms matter.
- High vacancy — vacant structures to bring back. Pair with the 50% rural improvement threshold where both apply.
- UI Tier 1 — the Urban Institute's read that private capital is likely to come and the impact would be larger.
Reading the signals for partners
- NMTC track record — the listed CDEs have underwritten deals in this exact tract. They know the market and can layer NMTC with OZ equity. How they stack →
- CRA-eligible — bank investment here earns CRA credit. Start with community development officers at banks with branches in the county.
- Former OZ 1.0 — QOFs and sponsors may already hold assets here. They are the most likely early OZ 2.0 investors and know the local approvals path.
- Tribal — the tribal government is a principal, not a stakeholder to consult. Persistent poverty — USDA Rural Development programs can fill gaps.
Data context
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Eligible tracts in EIG DCI top distress quintile
The EIG Distressed Communities Index (2019–2023) is referenced in many state scoring rubrics. Quintile 1 = most distressed. See whether OZ 1.0 reached the most distressed places →
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Counties with eligible tracts designated USDA persistent poverty
Persistent poverty = 20%+ poverty rate in every census 1980–2010. Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes (2015 edition). Relevant for USDA RD program eligibility and QROF rural bonus. See QROF rural bonus mechanics →
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Prior NMTC investments in eligible OZ tracts
CDFI Fund NMTC Public Data Release (2024). Indicates prior CDFI capital deployment track record in these tracts. See how NMTC and OZ stack →
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Eligible tracts with CRA designation (LMI or distressed/underserved)
Banks earn CRA credit for investing in low- or moderate-income tracts (Track 1), and in non-metropolitan middle-income tracts officially designated distressed or underserved by FFIEC (Track 2). When an OZ project sits in a CRA-eligible tract, bank capital can satisfy CRA obligations while generating OZ tax benefits. How CRA and OZ interact →
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Look up a specific tract (FFIEC) → Source: FFIEC Census Flat File 2026, joined to IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 eligible tracts.
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Eligible tracts in top investability quintile (Urban Institute model)
The Urban Institute investability model scores OZ-eligible tracts by predicted likelihood of attracting private capital, based on OZ 1.0 investment patterns. Quintile 1 = highest predicted investability among scored tracts. Not all tracts are scored — coverage reflects tracts with sufficient OZ 1.0 data.
Who to contact
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
https://wedc.org/opportunity-zone-designation/(608) 210-6700
Certified CDFIs
20 certified CDFIs headquartered in Wisconsin. CDFI Fund certified list →
USDA Rural Development
USDA RD Wisconsin State Office →RCAP Regional Partner
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership →Rural LISC
Rural LISC →Native / tribal
No formal tribal consultation process has been published for Wisconsin's OZ 2.0 nomination. If your jurisdiction contains or is adjacent to tribal land, contact the relevant Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) or tribal government directly before submitting a nomination.
Designations: Treasury, 2027 QOZ designations and revised eligible-tract file (October 30, 2026). Demographics: ACS 2020–2024 5-year. OZ 1.0: IRS Notice 2018-48, crosswalked to 2020 tracts. Eligible tract counts: IRS Rev. Proc. 2026-14 (April 6, 2026). Rural designation: Notice 2025-50, Section 4.01. Status tier last verified 2026-07-10. Full methodology.