Town Hall · Dallas

Dallas, WI town hall & government

Dallas spent $483,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,404 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dallas's money goes

Spent
$483,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,404
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$977,000
$2,840 per resident
Sewer & trash
$138,00029%
Water & other utilities
$80,00017%
Roads & transportation
$55,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$48,00010%
Interest on debt
$42,0009%
Administration & buildings
$29,0006%
Parks & libraries
$12,0002%
Health & welfare
$8,0002%
Other
$71,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • From the state 27%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dallas

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Barron Area School District

Dallas's K–12 school district, shared with Almena, Barron, Ridgeland, Maple Grove, Barron and Dallas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,212
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,091
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,212 per pupil, $10,220 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 Dallas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,780
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$135,700
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 Dallas's government

🏛️ Official websitedallaswi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dallas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dallas

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

All of Dallas'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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