Town Hall · Edgerton

Edgerton, WI town hall & government

Edgerton spent $8.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,500 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edgerton's money goes

Spent
$8.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,500
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
$1,887 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million20%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million20%
Police
$1.3 million15%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million14%
Parks & libraries
$838,00010%
Interest on debt
$478,0006%
Administration & buildings
$445,0005%
Fire
$278,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$145,0002%
Housing & development
$144,0002%
Other
$274,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edgerton

Full-time staff
26
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Edgerton School District

Edgerton's K–12 school district, shared with Albion, Fulton and Porter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,463
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,926
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,463 per pupil, $8,380 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 Edgerton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,116
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$266,900
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.

Local

Contact Edgerton's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofedgerton.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edgerton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgerton

Edgerton is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Edgerton'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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