Town Hall · Aurora

Aurora, WI town hall & government

Aurora spent $197,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $489 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Aurora's money goes

Spent
$197,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$489
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$124,000
$308 per resident
Roads & transportation
$128,00065%
Administration & buildings
$25,00013%
Fire
$20,00010%
Sewer & trash
$9,0005%
Interest on debt
$4,0002%
Other
$11,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Aurora

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,500
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Gilman School District

Aurora's K–12 school district, shared with Cleveland, Ford, Gilman, Jump River, Lublin and Pershing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,256
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$408,000
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,256 per pupil, $10,432 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 Aurora pay

Typical tax bill
$2,500
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$192,400
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 Aurora's government

Town hall & decisions in Aurora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aurora

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

All of Aurora'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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