Town Hall · Elm Grove

Elm Grove, WI town hall & government

Elm Grove spent $14.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,245 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elm Grove's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,245
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$5 million
$783 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million28%
Police
$3.4 million24%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$653,0005%
Health & welfare
$610,0004%
Fire
$439,0003%
Interest on debt
$191,0001%
Other
$517,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Elm Grove

Full-time staff
39
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elmbrook School District

Elm Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Brookfield and Brookfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,762
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,762 per pupil, $9,328 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 Elm Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$7,245
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$510,400
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 Elm Grove's government

🏛️ Official websiteelmgrovewi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Elm Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elm Grove

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

All of Elm Grove'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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