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Belgium, WI town hall & government

Belgium spent $2.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,232 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belgium's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,232
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
$4,683 per resident
Sewer & trash
$989,00034%
Water & other utilities
$305,00010%
Paid to other governments
$263,0009%
Interest on debt
$257,0009%
Fire
$247,0008%
Roads & transportation
$228,0008%
Administration & buildings
$153,0005%
Parks & libraries
$76,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Health & welfare
$19,0001%
Police
$7,000<1%
Other
$334,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Belgium

Full-time staff
8
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District

Belgium's K–12 school district, shared with Cedar Grove, Holland and Belgium. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,993
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
868
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $25,993 per pupil, $8,706 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 Belgium pay

Typical tax bill
$3,404
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$244,600
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 Belgium's government

🏛️ Official websitevillage.belgium.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Belgium →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belgium

Belgium is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Belgium'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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