Town Hall · Downing

Downing, WI town hall & government

Downing spent $168,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $641 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Downing's money goes

Spent
$168,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$641
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$84,00050%
Paid to other governments
$29,00017%
Administration & buildings
$22,00013%
Roads & transportation
$11,0007%
Health & welfare
$7,0004%
Fire
$5,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the state 29%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Downing

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 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

Glenwood City School District

Downing's K–12 school district, shared with Glenwood City, Glenwood, Springfield, Emerald, Forest and Stanton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,776
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
653
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,776 per pupil, $7,309 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 Downing pay

Typical tax bill
$1,708
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$168,300
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 Downing's government

Town hall & decisions in Downing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Downing

Downing is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Downing'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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