Town Hall · Ainsworth

Ainsworth, WI town hall & government

Ainsworth spent $732,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,602 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ainsworth's money goes

Spent
$732,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,602
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$300,000
$656 per resident
Roads & transportation
$510,00070%
Sewer & trash
$80,00011%
Health & welfare
$51,0007%
Administration & buildings
$41,0006%
Fire
$28,0004%
Interest on debt
$12,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 31%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ainsworth

Full-time staff
1
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elcho School District

Ainsworth's K–12 school district, shared with Elcho, Enterprise, Schoepke and Upham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,411
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,411 per pupil, $10,296 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 Ainsworth pay

Typical tax bill
$2,415
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$227,700
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 Ainsworth's government

Town hall & decisions in Ainsworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ainsworth

Ainsworth is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Ainsworth'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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