Town Hall · Crescent

Crescent, WI town hall & government

Crescent spent $801,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $400 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crescent's money goes

Spent
$801,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$400
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$169,000
$84 per resident
Roads & transportation
$416,00052%
Administration & buildings
$126,00016%
Fire
$113,00014%
Parks & libraries
$97,00012%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$38,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 24%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Crescent

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
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

Rhinelander School District

Crescent's K–12 school district, shared with Cassian, Parrish, Pelican, Pine Lake, Rhinelander and Woodboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,351
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,298
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$783,000
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,351 per pupil, $10,651 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 Crescent pay

Typical tax bill
$2,333
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$242,500
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 Crescent's government

Town hall & decisions in Crescent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crescent

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

All of Crescent'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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