Town Hall · Cross

Cross, WI town hall & government

Cross spent $423,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,140 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cross's money goes

Spent
$423,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,140
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$307,00073%
Administration & buildings
$68,00016%
Fire
$40,0009%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • From the state 44%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cross

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Cochrane-Fountain City School District

Cross's K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo City, Buffalo, Cochrane, Fountain City, Milton and Belvidere. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,362
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,362 per pupil, $7,892 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$3,781
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$291,700
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 Cross's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofcross.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cross →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross

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

All of Cross'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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