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Edgar, WI town hall & government

Edgar spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,373 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edgar's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,373
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$1,250 per resident
Sewer & trash
$474,00024%
Roads & transportation
$461,00023%
Water & other utilities
$423,00021%
Police
$155,0008%
Administration & buildings
$152,0008%
Parks & libraries
$106,0005%
Fire
$99,0005%
Interest on debt
$95,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Edgar

Full-time staff
6
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Edgar didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edgar School District

Edgar's K–12 school district, shared with Fenwood, Wien, Cassel, Rib Falls and Rietbrock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,488
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
598
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$737,000
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,488 per pupil, $7,375 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 Edgar pay

Typical tax bill
$2,830
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$180,200
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 Edgar's government

🏛️ Official websitevil.edgar.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edgar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgar

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

All of Edgar'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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