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Blooming Grove, WI town hall & government

Blooming Grove spent $857,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $507 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blooming Grove's money goes

Spent
$857,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$507
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$258,00030%
Health & welfare
$222,00026%
Administration & buildings
$188,00022%
Sewer & trash
$114,00013%
Parks & libraries
$15,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Fire
$8,0001%
Other
$40,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 22%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blooming Grove

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oregon School District

Blooming Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Brooklyn, Oregon, Oregon, Fitchburg, Dunn and Rutland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,952
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,110
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,952 per pupil, $9,423 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 Blooming Grove: Monona Grove School District ($17,565 per pupil) · Madison Metropolitan School District ($18,827 per pupil) · McFarland School District ($13,217 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Blooming Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,894
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$306,800
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 Blooming Grove's government

🏛️ Official websiteblmgrove.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Blooming Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blooming Grove

Blooming Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Blooming Grove'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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