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Buchanan, WI town hall & government

Buchanan spent $4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $551 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Buchanan's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$551
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
$578 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million56%
Sewer & trash
$492,00012%
Administration & buildings
$434,00011%
Police
$375,0009%
Interest on debt
$161,0004%
Fire
$139,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$55,0001%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$67,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Buchanan

Full-time staff
0
30 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 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

Kaukauna Area School District

Buchanan's K–12 school district, shared with Vandenbroek, Kaukauna, Sherwood, Harrison, Little Chute and Woodville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,506
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,046
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,506 per pupil, $7,637 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 Buchanan: Kimberly Area School District ($12,695 per pupil) · Wrightstown Community School District ($13,595 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Buchanan pay

Typical tax bill
$4,259
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$335,400
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 Buchanan's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbuchanan.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Buchanan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buchanan

Buchanan is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Buchanan'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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