Town Hall · Alvin

Alvin, WI town hall & government

Alvin spent $333,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,191 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Alvin's money goes

Spent
$333,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,191
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$204,00061%
Administration & buildings
$58,00017%
Fire
$40,00012%
Sewer & trash
$30,0009%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 79%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alvin

Full-time staff
8
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$3,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
7
on the town payroll
Fire
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crandon School District

Alvin's K–12 school district, shared with Argonne, Crandon, Crandon, Lincoln, Nashville and Hiles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,475
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
808
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $18,475 per pupil, $10,354 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 Alvin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,325
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$182,500
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 Alvin's government

Town hall & decisions in Alvin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alvin

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

All of Alvin'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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