Town Hall · Darien

Darien, WI town hall & government

Darien spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $594 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Darien's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$594
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$594,00059%
Administration & buildings
$200,00020%
Fire
$106,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$47,0005%
Health & welfare
$27,0003%
Parks & libraries
$27,0003%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%
Other
$11,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 83%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Darien

Full-time staff
7
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$20,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Delavan-Darien School District

Darien's K–12 school district, shared with Darien, Delavan, Delavan, Richmond and Sharon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,822
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,747
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $19,822 per pupil, $8,517 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 Darien pay

Typical tax bill
$2,443
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$292,500
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 Darien's government

🏛️ Official websitedarienwi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Darien →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Darien

Darien is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Darien'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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