Town Hall · Eureka

Eureka, WI town hall & government

Eureka spent $680,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $410 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eureka's money goes

Spent
$680,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$410
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$99,000
$60 per resident
Roads & transportation
$521,00077%
Administration & buildings
$94,00014%
Fire
$44,0006%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From the state 41%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eureka

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
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

St. Croix Falls School District

Eureka's K–12 school district, shared with St. Croix Falls, Dresser, Sterling, St. Croix Falls, Osceola and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,166
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,055
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.6 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 6%

Of the $15,166 per pupil, $9,090 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 Eureka: Unity School District ($14,703 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Eureka pay

Typical tax bill
$2,851
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$300,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Eureka's government

Town hall & decisions in Eureka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eureka

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

All of Eureka'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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