Town Hall · Auburn

Auburn, WI town hall & government

Auburn spent $355,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Auburn's money goes

Spent
$355,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$484
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$261,00074%
Administration & buildings
$55,00015%
Fire
$14,0004%
Sewer & trash
$9,0003%
Other
$16,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the state 38%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburn

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

Bloomer School District

Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomer, Woodmohr, Bloomer, Cooks Valley and Cleveland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,543
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,254
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,543 per pupil, $8,106 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 Auburn: New Auburn School District ($18,605 per pupil) · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District ($14,821 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,700
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$287,800
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 Auburn's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofauburn.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Auburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn

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

All of Auburn'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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