Cold Spring, WI town hall & government
Cold Spring spent $267,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $354 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cold Spring's government.
Where Cold Spring's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 36%
- From the state 28%
- Fees & charges 22%
- From the federal government 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Cold Spring
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cold Spring didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Whitewater School District
Cold Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Whitewater, Whitewater, La Grange, Lima and Richmond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 38%
- State 54%
- Federal 7%
Of the $21,993 per pupil, $9,625 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 Cold Spring: Fort Atkinson School District ($16,926 per pupil).
Which schools Cold Spring kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cold Spring pay
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.
Contact Cold Spring's government
Who represents Cold Spring
Cold Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.
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.