Town Hall · Elkhorn

Elkhorn, WI town hall & government

Elkhorn spent $38.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,765 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elkhorn's money goes

Spent
$38.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,765
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$46.4 million
$4,531 per resident
Water & other utilities
$18 million47%
Roads & transportation
$5.4 million14%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million9%
Police
$2.5 million6%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million5%
Fire
$1.7 million4%
Health & welfare
$1.5 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million3%
Administration & buildings
$682,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$210,0001%
Other
$1.7 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Elkhorn

Full-time staff
68
74 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
2 full-time39 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time29 part
Administration & buildings
20 full-time
Police
18 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elkhorn Area School District

Elkhorn's K–12 school district, shared with Lafayette, Sugar Creek and Geneva. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,383
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,490
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,383 per pupil, $8,172 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 Elkhorn pay

Typical tax bill
$4,145
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$273,600
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 Elkhorn's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofelkhorn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Elkhorn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elkhorn

Elkhorn is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Elkhorn'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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