Town Hall · Emery

Emery, WI town hall & government

Emery spent $448,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,550 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emery's money goes

Spent
$448,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,550
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$378,00084%
Administration & buildings
$33,0007%
Sewer & trash
$10,0002%
Fire
$7,0002%
Health & welfare
$7,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 73%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Emery

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Phillips School District

Emery's K–12 school district, shared with Catawba, Elk, Flambeau, Harmony, Kennan and Phillips. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,399
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
690
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,399 per pupil, $9,106 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 Emery pay

Typical tax bill
$1,989
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$172,700
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 Emery's government

Town hall & decisions in Emery →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emery

Emery is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Emery'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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