Town Hall · Clifton

Clifton, WI town hall & government

Clifton spent $670,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clifton's money goes

Spent
$670,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$320
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$420,00063%
Fire
$107,00016%
Administration & buildings
$80,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$53,0008%
Other
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 28%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clifton

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Clifton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prescott School District

Clifton's K–12 school district, shared with Prescott, Oak Grove and Diamond Bluff. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,272
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,247
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,272 per pupil, $8,029 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 Clifton: River Falls School District ($12,111 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clifton pay

Typical tax bill
$5,618
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$460,300
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.

Local

Contact Clifton's government

Town hall & decisions in Clifton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clifton

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

All of Clifton'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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