Town Hall · Burnside

Burnside, WI town hall & government

Burnside spent $200,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $381 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Burnside's money goes

Spent
$200,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$381
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$117,00059%
Administration & buildings
$31,00016%
Fire
$25,00013%
Health & welfare
$12,0006%
Sewer & trash
$5,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Fees & charges 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Burnside

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
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

Independence School District

Burnside's K–12 school district, shared with Independence, Chimney Rock, Lincoln and Montana. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,145
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
422
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$88,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,145 per pupil, $8,915 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 Burnside pay

Typical tax bill
$3,365
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$194,200
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 Burnside's government

Town hall & decisions in Burnside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Burnside

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

All of Burnside'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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