Town Hall · Bell Center

Bell Center, WI town hall & government

Bell Center spent $194,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,702 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bell Center's money goes

Spent
$194,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,702
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$162,000
$1,421 per resident
Roads & transportation
$153,00079%
Administration & buildings
$16,0008%
Sewer & trash
$10,0005%
Fire
$6,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 57%
  • From other local governments 26%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bell Center

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Crawford School District

Bell Center's K–12 school district, shared with Gays Mills, Soldiers Grove, Clayton, Mount Sterling, Utica and Haney. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,969
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
421
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,969 per pupil, $11,720 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 Bell Center pay

Typical tax bill
$1,350
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$202,800
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 Bell Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Bell Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bell Center

Bell Center is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Bell Center'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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