Town Hall · Cumberland

Cumberland, WI town hall & government

Cumberland spent $11.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,496 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cumberland's money goes

Spent
$11.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,496
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$15.2 million
$7,241 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4 million35%
Water & other utilities
$3.9 million34%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million11%
Police
$819,0007%
Parks & libraries
$453,0004%
Interest on debt
$383,0003%
Administration & buildings
$341,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0001%
Fire
$38,000<1%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Other
$157,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 11%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cumberland

Full-time staff
26
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
4 full-time6 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

Cumberland School District

Cumberland's K–12 school district, shared with Lakeland, Maple Plain, Cumberland, Crystal Lake, Roosevelt and McKinley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,931
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
954
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,931 per pupil, $9,675 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 Cumberland pay

Typical tax bill
$2,771
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$181,100
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 Cumberland's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcumberland.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cumberland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cumberland

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

All of Cumberland'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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