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Blue Mounds, WI town hall & government

Blue Mounds spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,432 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blue Mounds's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,432
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$2 million
$2,094 per resident
Sewer & trash
$346,00026%
Water & other utilities
$226,00017%
Police
$188,00014%
Roads & transportation
$178,00013%
Administration & buildings
$148,00011%
Fire
$148,00011%
Interest on debt
$49,0004%
Parks & libraries
$42,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%
Other
$13,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Blue Mounds

Full-time staff
4
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Mount Horeb Area School District

Blue Mounds's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Horeb, Blue Mounds, Springdale, Perry, Primrose and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,769
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,391
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,769 per pupil, $8,453 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 Blue Mounds pay

Typical tax bill
$5,304
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$337,700
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 Blue Mounds's government

🏛️ Official websitebluemoundsvillage.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Blue Mounds →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blue Mounds

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

All of Blue Mounds'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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