Town Hall · Eland

Eland, WI town hall & government

Eland spent $146,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $712 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eland's money goes

Spent
$146,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$712
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Parks & libraries
$72,00049%
Administration & buildings
$24,00016%
Roads & transportation
$22,00015%
Sewer & trash
$16,00011%
Fire
$7,0005%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Eland

Full-time staff
0
19 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time9 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

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

Eland's K–12 school district, shared with Birnamwood, Birnamwood, Elderon, Elderon, Franzen and Wittenberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,976
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,166
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,976 per pupil, $7,214 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 Eland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,788
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$145,800
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 Eland's government

Town hall & decisions in Eland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eland

Eland is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Eland'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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