Town Hall · Eagle

Eagle, WI town hall & government

Eagle spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $793 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eagle's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$793
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$498,00030%
Water & other utilities
$323,00019%
Roads & transportation
$247,00015%
Sewer & trash
$170,00010%
Administration & buildings
$154,0009%
Parks & libraries
$135,0008%
Fire
$120,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Eagle

Full-time staff
4
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Palmyra-Eagle Area School District

Eagle's K–12 school district, shared with Palmyra, Palmyra, Eagle and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,335
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
543
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,335 per pupil, $9,836 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$3,668
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$331,900
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's government

🏛️ Official websiteeagle-wi.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Eagle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eagle

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

All of Eagle'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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