Town Hall · Dane

Dane, WI town hall & government

Dane spent $518,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $492 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dane's money goes

Spent
$518,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$492
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$502,000
$477 per resident
Roads & transportation
$291,00056%
Administration & buildings
$67,00013%
Fire
$61,00012%
Sewer & trash
$41,0008%
Interest on debt
$19,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0003%
Health & welfare
$11,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 32%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Utility sales 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dane

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Dane didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lodi School District

Dane's K–12 school district, shared with Dane, Lodi, Lodi, West Point and Arlington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,545
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 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 $15,545 per pupil, $8,923 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.

Also serving Dane: Waunakee Community School District ($15,574 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dane pay

Typical tax bill
$5,580
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$472,500
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 Dane's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofdane.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dane →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dane

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

All of Dane'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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