Town Hall · Arland

Arland, WI town hall & government

Arland spent $520,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $689 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arland's money goes

Spent

$520,000

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$689

typical Wisconsin towns: $433

Long-term debt

None

none outstanding at year end

Roads & transportation

$262,00050%

Administration & buildings

$62,00012%

Fire

$33,0006%

Health & welfare

$1,000<1%

Other

$162,00031%

Where the money comes from

Interest, fines & other 44%
From the state 27%
Property taxes 22%
From the federal government 5%
Fees & charges 2%
Other taxes & licenses <1%
From other local governments <1%

Town workforce

Who works for Arland

Full-time staff

6 part-time too

Average full-time pay

$42,000

a year, before benefits

Administration & buildings

0 full-time6 part

Roads & transportation

1 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

Barron Area School District

Arland's K–12 school district, shared with Almena, Barron, Dallas, Ridgeland, Maple Grove and Barron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$17,212

Wisconsin: $16,459

Students

1,091

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$22.7 million

at year end

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

Local 28%
State 62%
Federal 10%

Of the $17,212 per pupil, $10,220 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.

Also serving Arland: Prairie Farm School District ($16,031 per pupil) · Turtle Lake School District ($15,626 per pupil).

Which schools Arland kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Arland pay

Typical tax bill

$2,656

a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792

Effective rate

1.35%

of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%

Typical home value

$196,300

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 Arland's government

Town hall & decisions in Arland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arland

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

All of Arland'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.