Beaver Dam, WI town hall & government
Beaver Dam spent $35.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,141 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Beaver Dam's government.
Coming up at Beaver Dam's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 6:30 pmOperations Committee Meeting page ↗
- Oct 5Mon · 6:30 pmAdministrative Committee Meeting page ↗
- Oct 5Mon · 7:30 pmCommon CouncilCommon Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
- Oct 7Wed · 9:00 amDowntown Redevelopment Committee Meeting page ↗
- Oct 13Tue · 5:00 pmPolice & Fire Commission205 S. Lincoln Avenue Meeting page ↗
- Oct 16Fri · 7:45 amLibrary Board Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 23Wed · 4:00 pmPlan Commission205 S. Lincoln Ave Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 21Mon · 7:30 pmCommon CouncilCommon Council Meeting Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 21Mon · 6:30 pmOperations Committee Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 21Mon · 6:30 pmAdministrative Committee205 S Lincoln Ave Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 18Fri · 7:45 amLibrary Board Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 17Thu · 5:00 pm
- Sep 16Wed · 4:00 pmGeneralOne Time Event Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pmGeneralSpecial Common Council Meeting Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Beaver Dam's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Beaver Dam's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 35%
- Fees & charges 26%
- From the state 14%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Utility sales 8%
- From the federal government 5%
- From other local governments 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Beaver Dam
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Beaver Dam School District
Beaver Dam's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Dam, Calamus, Westford and Trenton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 31%
- State 58%
- Federal 10%
Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,791 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.
Which schools Beaver Dam kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Beaver Dam pay
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.
Contact Beaver Dam's government
Who represents Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.
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.