Town Hall · Albany

Albany, WI town hall & government

Albany spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,823 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Albany's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,823
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$2,988 per resident
Sewer & trash
$290,00016%
Police
$280,00016%
Roads & transportation
$275,00015%
Water & other utilities
$275,00015%
Parks & libraries
$239,00013%
Administration & buildings
$156,0009%
Fire
$142,0008%
Interest on debt
$84,0005%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Other
$19,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Albany

Full-time staff
11
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
3 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Albany School District

Albany's K–12 school district, shared with Albany, Brooklyn and Mount Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,983
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
294
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,983 per pupil, $11,898 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 Albany pay

Typical tax bill
$2,943
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$173,200
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 Albany's government

🏛️ Official websitevil.Albany.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Albany →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Albany

Albany is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Albany'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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