Town Hall · Beloit

Beloit, WI town hall & government

Beloit spent $83.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,291 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beloit's money goes

Spent
$83.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,291
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$73.8 million
$2,026 per resident
Roads & transportation
$15.1 million18%
Police
$14.1 million17%
Sewer & trash
$11.9 million14%
Fire
$9.2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$5.9 million7%
Water & other utilities
$4.2 million5%
Administration & buildings
$4 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.4 million3%
Interest on debt
$2.2 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.9 million2%
Housing & development
$1.5 million2%
Other
$10.9 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beloit

Full-time staff
323
68 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
74
and 56 full-time firefighters
Police
81 full-time3 part
Fire
58 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
26 full-time46 part
Roads & transportation
45 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
34 full-time
Administration & buildings
28 full-time10 part
Housing & development
17 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Other
19 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

Beloit School District

Beloit's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,654
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
5,098
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $16,654 per pupil, $8,979 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.

Also serving Beloit: Beloit Turner School District ($13,253 per pupil) · Clinton Community School District ($15,993 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Beloit pay

Typical tax bill
$2,454
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$156,500
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 Beloit's government

🏛️ Official websitebeloitwi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beloit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beloit

Beloit is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Bryan Steil and Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Beloit'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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