Town Hall · Amberg

Amberg, WI town hall & government

Amberg spent $759,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,057 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Amberg's money goes

Spent
$759,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,057
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$470,00062%
Health & welfare
$116,00015%
Sewer & trash
$76,00010%
Administration & buildings
$54,0007%
Fire
$18,0002%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$16,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Amberg

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Wausaukee School District

Amberg's K–12 school district, shared with Athelstane, Wagner, Wausaukee, Wausaukee and Silver Cliff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,349
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
381
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 56%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $17,349 per pupil, $9,218 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 Amberg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,377
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$134,200
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 Amberg's government

🏛️ Official websiteambergtownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amberg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amberg

Amberg is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Amberg'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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