Town Hall · Caswell

Caswell, WI town hall & government

Caswell spent $125,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,437 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Caswell's money goes

Spent
$125,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,437
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$57,00046%
Roads & transportation
$22,00018%
Fire
$13,00010%
Sewer & trash
$12,00010%
Health & welfare
$11,0009%
Other
$10,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 70%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Caswell

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Laona School District

Caswell's K–12 school district, shared with Laona, Popple River and Ross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,944
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
287
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 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,944 per pupil, $9,394 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 Caswell pay

Typical tax bill
$1,318
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$146,900
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 Caswell's government

Town hall & decisions in Caswell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Caswell

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

All of Caswell'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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