Town Hall · Amery

Amery, WI town hall & government

Amery spent $6.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,302 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Amery

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Amery's money goes

Spent
$6.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,302
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$12.2 million
$4,183 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million27%
Police
$1 million15%
Roads & transportation
$977,00015%
Sewer & trash
$869,00013%
Parks & libraries
$690,00010%
Water & other utilities
$428,0006%
Fire
$368,0005%
Interest on debt
$220,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$92,0001%
Health & welfare
$40,0001%
Housing & development
$10,000<1%
Other
$187,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Amery

Full-time staff
23
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Amery School District

Amery's K–12 school district, shared with Deer Park, Lincoln, Garfield, Apple River, Alden and Black Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,449
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,326
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,449 per pupil, $9,984 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 Amery pay

Typical tax bill
$3,436
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$183,000
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.

Local

Contact Amery's government

🏛️ Official websiteamerywisconsin.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Amery →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Amery

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

All of Amery'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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