Town Hall · Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock, WI town hall & government

Chimney Rock spent $85,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $335 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chimney Rock's money goes

Spent
$85,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$335
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$266,000
$1,047 per resident
Roads & transportation
$29,00034%
Administration & buildings
$24,00028%
Fire
$15,00018%
Interest on debt
$11,00013%
Sewer & trash
$3,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0002%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chimney Rock

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Eleva-Strum School District

Chimney Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Eleva, Strum, Unity, Pleasant Valley and Clear Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,788
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
613
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,788 per pupil, $9,620 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 Chimney Rock: Independence School District ($16,145 per pupil) · Gilmanton School District ($20,069 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Chimney Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$4,350
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$320,800
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 Chimney Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Chimney Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chimney Rock

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

All of Chimney Rock'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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