Town Hall · Deer Creek

Deer Creek, WI town hall & government

Deer Creek spent $417,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Deer Creek's money goes

Spent
$417,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$549
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$336,00081%
Administration & buildings
$48,00012%
Fire
$20,0005%
Sewer & trash
$7,0002%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Deer Creek

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 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

Medford Area School District

Deer Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Browning, Chelsea, Hammel, Holway, Little Black and Medford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,554
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,158
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$574,000
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 $13,554 per pupil, $8,545 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 Deer Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,411
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$184,700
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 Deer Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Deer Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Deer Creek

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

All of Deer Creek'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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