Town Hall · Colburn

Colburn, WI town hall & government

Colburn spent $226,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Colburn's money goes

Spent
$226,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$254
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$146,00065%
Administration & buildings
$37,00016%
Health & welfare
$15,0007%
Fire
$14,0006%
Sewer & trash
$7,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Colburn

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Stanley-Boyd Area School District

Colburn's K–12 school district, shared with Boyd, Stanley, Delmar, Edson, Worden and Thorp. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,938
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,066
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 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,938 per pupil, $8,321 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 Colburn: Cornell School District ($15,092 per pupil) · Gilman School District ($22,256 per pupil) · Cadott Community School District ($18,709 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Colburn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,145
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$233,600
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 Colburn's government

Town hall & decisions in Colburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colburn

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

All of Colburn'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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