Town Hall · Eagle River

Eagle River, WI town hall & government

Eagle River spent $10.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $6,073 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eagle River's money goes

Spent
$10.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$6,073
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$15.8 million
$9,424 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.5 million44%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million13%
Police
$813,0008%
Parks & libraries
$794,0008%
Interest on debt
$714,0007%
Administration & buildings
$454,0004%
Health & welfare
$86,0001%
Fire
$47,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$197,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 43%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eagle River

Full-time staff
12
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 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

Northland Pines School District

Eagle River's K–12 school district, shared with Cloverland, Conover, Lincoln, Plum Lake, St. Germain and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,811
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,368
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$114,000
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,811 per pupil, $9,637 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 Eagle River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,267
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$213,900
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 Eagle River's government

🏛️ Official websiteeagleriver.govoffice2.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eagle River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eagle River

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

All of Eagle River'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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