Town Hall · Draper

Draper, WI town hall & government

Draper spent $488,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,380 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Draper's money goes

Spent
$488,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,380
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$157,000
$766 per resident
Roads & transportation
$286,00059%
Administration & buildings
$119,00024%
Fire
$41,0008%
Parks & libraries
$13,0003%
Sewer & trash
$10,0002%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Paid to other governments
$4,0001%
Other
$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 68%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Draper

Full-time staff
2
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 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

Winter School District

Draper's K–12 school district, shared with Couderay, Meadowbrook, Ojibwa, Radisson, Radisson and Winter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,680
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
225
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $21,680 per pupil, $11,876 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 Draper pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$187,500
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 Draper's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofdraper.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Draper →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Draper

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

All of Draper'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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