Town Hall · Baldwin

Baldwin, WI town hall & government

Baldwin spent $7.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,835 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Baldwin's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,835
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$9 million
$2,206 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million20%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million19%
Police
$1.1 million15%
Sewer & trash
$880,00012%
Water & other utilities
$743,00010%
Parks & libraries
$445,0006%
Administration & buildings
$419,0006%
Fire
$334,0004%
Interest on debt
$244,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0001%
Other
$288,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Baldwin

Full-time staff
20
131 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
2 full-time71 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time24 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time11 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time19 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Baldwin-Woodville Area School District

Baldwin's K–12 school district, shared with Woodville, Baldwin, Eau Galle, Rush River and Hammond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,898
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,702
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,898 per pupil, $7,912 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 Baldwin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,285
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$273,500
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 Baldwin's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofbaldwin.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Baldwin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Baldwin

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

All of Baldwin'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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