Town Hall · Cady

Cady, WI town hall & government

Cady spent $433,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cady's money goes

Spent
$433,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$488
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$295,00068%
Fire
$51,00012%
Administration & buildings
$49,00011%
Sewer & trash
$15,0003%
Health & welfare
$13,0003%
Other
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 35%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cady

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Spring Valley School District

Cady's K–12 school district, shared with Spring Valley, Wilson, Gilman, Spring Lake and El Paso. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,000
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
666
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,000 per pupil, $8,353 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 Cady: Baldwin-Woodville Area School District ($13,898 per pupil) · Menomonie Area School District ($16,234 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cady pay

Typical tax bill
$3,522
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$351,900
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 Cady's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcady.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cady →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cady

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

All of Cady'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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