Town Hall · Bridge Creek

Bridge Creek, WI town hall & government

Bridge Creek spent $715,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $341 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bridge Creek's money goes

Spent
$715,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$341
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$381,00053%
Administration & buildings
$177,00025%
Fire
$79,00011%
Sewer & trash
$39,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0004%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bridge Creek

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
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

Augusta School District

Bridge Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Augusta, Wilson, Ludington and Otter Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,137
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
571
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $20,137 per pupil, $11,114 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 Bridge Creek: Osseo-Fairchild School District ($22,614 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bridge Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$3,120
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,100
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 Bridge Creek's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbridgecreek.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bridge Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bridge Creek

Bridge Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Bridge Creek'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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