Town Hall · Coon

Coon, WI town hall & government

Coon spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,583 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coon's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,583
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$2,137 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million84%
Administration & buildings
$63,0005%
Fire
$54,0004%
Sewer & trash
$52,0004%
Interest on debt
$30,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • From the state 42%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Coon

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
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. Coon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westby Area School District

Coon's K–12 school district, shared with Chaseburg, Coon Valley, Westby, 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 Coon pay

Typical tax bill
$4,361
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$360,700
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 Coon's government

🏛️ Official websitetn.coon.wi.gov/page/home ↗

Town hall & decisions in Coon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coon

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

All of Coon'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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