Town Hall · Brodhead

Brodhead, WI town hall & government

Brodhead spent $9.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,840 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brodhead's money goes

Spent
$9.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,840
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$891 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million50%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million13%
Police
$1 million11%
Fire
$654,0007%
Parks & libraries
$553,0006%
Roads & transportation
$377,0004%
Administration & buildings
$234,0003%
Interest on debt
$147,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$102,0001%
Health & welfare
$65,0001%
Other
$184,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brodhead

Full-time staff
28
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time20 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

Brodhead School District

Brodhead's K–12 school district, shared with Decatur, Avon, Spring Grove and Spring Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,883
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,017
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,883 per pupil, $9,250 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 Brodhead pay

Typical tax bill
$3,275
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.94%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$168,800
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.

Local

Contact Brodhead's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbrodheadwi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brodhead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brodhead

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

All of Brodhead'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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