Town Hall · Avoca

Avoca, WI town hall & government

Avoca spent $842,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,358 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avoca's money goes

Spent
$842,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,358
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$397,000
$640 per resident
Sewer & trash
$190,00023%
Water & other utilities
$158,00019%
Fire
$99,00012%
Administration & buildings
$98,00012%
Parks & libraries
$90,00011%
Roads & transportation
$80,00010%
Police
$55,0007%
Interest on debt
$17,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$41,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Avoca

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Avoca didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Riverdale School District

Avoca's K–12 school district, shared with Blue River, Muscoda, Muscoda, Pulaski, Richwood and Eagle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,335
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
660
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $22,335 per pupil, $9,311 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 Avoca pay

Typical tax bill
$2,029
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$115,400
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 Avoca's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofavoca.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Avoca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avoca

Avoca is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Avoca'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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