Town Hall · Boulder Junction

Boulder Junction, WI town hall & government

Boulder Junction spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boulder Junction's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,221
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
$9,854 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million51%
Parks & libraries
$190,0009%
Interest on debt
$190,0009%
Administration & buildings
$171,0008%
Sewer & trash
$136,0006%
Fire
$98,0005%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$252,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 38%
  • From the state 11%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Boulder Junction

Full-time staff
4
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeland Union High School District

Boulder Junction's high school district, shared with Arbor Vitae, Hazelhurst, Lac du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk, Land O'Lakes and Manitowish Waters. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,336
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
726
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $23,336 per pupil, $12,581 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 Boulder Junction: North Lakeland School District ($28,855 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Boulder Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$2,320
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$313,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Boulder Junction's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofboulderjunction.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boulder Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boulder Junction

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

All of Boulder Junction'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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