Town Hall · Adams

Adams, WI town hall & government

Adams spent $653,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $469 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Adams's government.

Town budget

Where Adams's money goes

Spent
$653,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$469
typical Wisconsin towns: $586
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$298,00046%
Administration & buildings
$70,00011%
Fire
$38,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0003%
Other
$229,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Adams

Full-time staff
2
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$67,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Black River Falls School District

Adams's K–12 school district, shared with Black River Falls, Brockway, Hixton, Komensky, Manchester and Millston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,517
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,603
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $18,517 per pupil, $9,119 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Adams pay

Typical tax bill
$3,197
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$247,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Adams's government

Town hall & decisions in Adams →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Adams

Adams is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Adams's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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