Town Hall · Chaseburg

Chaseburg, WI town hall & government

Chaseburg spent $945,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,247 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chaseburg's money goes

Spent
$945,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,247
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$4,698 per resident
Sewer & trash
$183,00019%
Fire
$155,00016%
Water & other utilities
$81,0009%
Roads & transportation
$65,0007%
Interest on debt
$50,0005%
Administration & buildings
$49,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$360,00038%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chaseburg

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

Westby Area School District

Chaseburg's K–12 school district, shared with Coon Valley, Westby, Coon, Hamburg, Christiana and Clinton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,649
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
995
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,649 per pupil, $9,487 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 Chaseburg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,585
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$180,000
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 Chaseburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Chaseburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chaseburg

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

All of Chaseburg'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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