Town Hall · Adams

Adams, WI town hall & government

Adams spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,373 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
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,373
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
$5,398 per resident
Sewer & trash
$702,00027%
Police
$483,00018%
Water & other utilities
$351,00013%
Interest on debt
$277,00011%
Roads & transportation
$210,0008%
Administration & buildings
$169,0006%
Fire
$63,0002%
Health & welfare
$51,0002%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%
Other
$273,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Adams

Full-time staff
14
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Police
5 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Adams didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams-Friendship Area School District

Adams's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Big Flats, Easton, Friendship, Lincoln and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,186
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,286
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$189,000
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $20,186 per pupil, $9,781 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
$1,298
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$102,500
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

🏛️ Official websitecityofadams-wi.gov ↗

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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