Town Hall · Bergen

Bergen, WI town hall & government

Bergen spent $321,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $504 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bergen's money goes

Spent
$321,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$504
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$100,000
$157 per resident
Roads & transportation
$140,00044%
Sewer & trash
$60,00019%
Administration & buildings
$57,00018%
Health & welfare
$27,0008%
Fire
$24,0007%
Interest on debt
$9,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bergen

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mosinee School District

Bergen's K–12 school district, shared with Guenther, Knowlton, Mosinee, Mosinee, Kronenwetter and Emmet. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,609
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,956
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,609 per pupil, $7,929 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 Bergen pay

Typical tax bill
$3,375
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,800
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 Bergen's government

Town hall & decisions in Bergen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bergen

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

All of Bergen'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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