Town Hall · Crandon

Crandon, WI town hall & government

Crandon spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,498 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crandon's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,498
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$575,000
$323 per resident
Sewer & trash
$556,00021%
Parks & libraries
$447,00017%
Police
$438,00016%
Roads & transportation
$329,00012%
Administration & buildings
$302,00011%
Water & other utilities
$245,0009%
Fire
$81,0003%
Health & welfare
$81,0003%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Housing & development
$15,0001%
Other
$118,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 22%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Crandon

Full-time staff
30
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
16 full-time13 part
Police
4 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Crandon School District

Crandon's K–12 school district, shared with Argonne, Crandon, Lincoln, Nashville, Alvin and Hiles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,475
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
808
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 35%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $18,475 per pupil, $10,354 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 Crandon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,837
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$136,500
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 Crandon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcrandon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crandon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crandon

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

All of Crandon'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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