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Brown Deer, WI town hall & government

Brown Deer spent $23.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,919 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brown Deer's money goes

Spent
$23.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,919
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$36.5 million
$2,997 per resident
Police
$5 million21%
Roads & transportation
$3 million13%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million12%
Fire
$2.8 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million11%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million6%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million5%
Paid to other governments
$308,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$248,0001%
Housing & development
$34,000<1%
Other
$188,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Brown Deer

Full-time staff
67
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
30 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
9 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brown Deer School District

Brown Deer's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,002
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,647
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,002 per pupil, $8,009 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 Brown Deer pay

Typical tax bill
$4,826
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
2.02%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$239,300
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 Brown Deer's government

Town hall & decisions in Brown Deer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brown Deer

Brown Deer is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Gwen Moore. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Brown Deer'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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