Town Hall · Dunn

Dunn, WI town hall & government

Dunn spent $910,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $568 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunn's money goes

Spent
$910,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$568
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$250,000
$156 per resident
Roads & transportation
$679,00075%
Sewer & trash
$111,00012%
Administration & buildings
$56,0006%
Health & welfare
$35,0004%
Fire
$24,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dunn

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
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. Dunn didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Menomonie Area School District

Dunn's K–12 school district, shared with Knapp, Menomonie, Menomonie, Lucas, Red Cedar and Weston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,234
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,234 per pupil, $8,279 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 Dunn: Durand School District ($14,742 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dunn pay

Typical tax bill
$3,697
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$262,900
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 Dunn's government

Town hall & decisions in Dunn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunn

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

All of Dunn'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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