Town Hall · Butternut

Butternut, WI town hall & government

Butternut spent $611,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,741 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Butternut's money goes

Spent
$611,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,741
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$6,593 per resident
Sewer & trash
$135,00022%
Water & other utilities
$108,00018%
Roads & transportation
$100,00016%
Interest on debt
$95,00016%
Administration & buildings
$78,00013%
Fire
$64,00010%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$24,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Butternut

Full-time staff
0
25 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time4 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

Butternut School District

Butternut's K–12 school district, shared with Agenda and Chippewa. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,319
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
188
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 55%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,319 per pupil, $11,356 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 Butternut pay

Typical tax bill
$1,045
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$74,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Butternut's government

🏛️ Official websitebutternutwi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Butternut →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Butternut

Butternut is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Butternut'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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