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Cross Plains, WI town hall & government

Cross Plains spent $6.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,455 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cross Plains's money goes

Spent
$6.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,455
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
$4,944 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million20%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million17%
Interest on debt
$985,00016%
Police
$769,00012%
Roads & transportation
$673,00011%
Water & other utilities
$542,0009%
Administration & buildings
$313,0005%
Health & welfare
$139,0002%
Fire
$109,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$104,0002%
Other
$261,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cross Plains

Full-time staff
22
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
7 full-time7 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Middleton-Cross Plains School District

Cross Plains's K–12 school district, shared with Middleton, Middleton, Springfield, Berry and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,643
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,059
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$172.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,643 per pupil, $9,121 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 Cross Plains pay

Typical tax bill
$5,996
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$376,500
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.

Local

Contact Cross Plains's government

🏛️ Official websitecross-plains.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cross Plains →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross Plains

Cross Plains is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Cross Plains'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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