Town Hall · Delafield

Delafield, WI town hall & government

Delafield spent $11 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,455 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Delafield's money goes

Spent
$11 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,455
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$15.7 million
$2,073 per resident
Police
$2.4 million22%
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million14%
Fire
$1.2 million11%
Parks & libraries
$985,0009%
Water & other utilities
$618,0006%
Administration & buildings
$549,0005%
Interest on debt
$414,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$231,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$821,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Delafield

Full-time staff
40
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 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

Arrowhead Union High School District

Delafield's high school district, shared with Chenequa, Delafield, Hartland, Lisbon, Merton and Merton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,371
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,038
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$113,000
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,371 per pupil, $8,371 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 Delafield: Kettle Moraine School District ($15,101 per pupil) · Lake Country School District ($13,175 per pupil) · Oconomowoc Area School District ($13,421 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Delafield pay

Typical tax bill
$5,920
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$555,800
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.

Local

Contact Delafield's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdelafield.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Delafield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delafield

Delafield is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Delafield'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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