Town Hall · Elba

Elba, WI town hall & government

Elba spent $529,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $549 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elba's money goes

Spent
$529,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$549
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$60,000
$62 per resident
Roads & transportation
$337,00064%
Administration & buildings
$68,00013%
Fire
$41,0008%
Health & welfare
$18,0003%
Sewer & trash
$16,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$46,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Elba

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Columbus School District

Elba's K–12 school district, shared with Columbus, Columbus, Hampden, York and Calamus. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,320
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,130
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,320 per pupil, $8,644 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.

Also serving Elba: Waterloo School District ($17,167 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Elba pay

Typical tax bill
$4,044
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$352,500
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 Elba's government

Town hall & decisions in Elba →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elba

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

All of Elba'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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