Town Hall · Cambria

Cambria, WI town hall & government

Cambria spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,930 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cambria's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,930
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$3,648 per resident
Water & other utilities
$296,00020%
Sewer & trash
$270,00019%
Roads & transportation
$205,00014%
Fire
$163,00011%
Parks & libraries
$124,0009%
Interest on debt
$84,0006%
Administration & buildings
$83,0006%
Housing & development
$56,0004%
Police
$54,0004%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Other
$100,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cambria

Full-time staff
5
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time19 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cambria-Friesland School District

Cambria's K–12 school district, shared with Friesland, Randolph, Scott, Springvale and Courtland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,393
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
313
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 43%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,393 per pupil, $11,112 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 Cambria pay

Typical tax bill
$2,768
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$157,900
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 Cambria's government

🏛️ Official websitecambriawisconsin.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cambria →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cambria

Cambria is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Cambria'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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