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Fairchild, WI town hall & government

Fairchild spent $992,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,634 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fairchild's money goes

Spent
$992,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,634
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$4,705 per resident
Sewer & trash
$228,00023%
Water & other utilities
$165,00017%
Roads & transportation
$119,00012%
Interest on debt
$119,00012%
Fire
$98,00010%
Administration & buildings
$50,0005%
Police
$44,0004%
Parks & libraries
$39,0004%
Housing & development
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$118,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fairchild

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 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

Osseo-Fairchild School District

Fairchild's K–12 school district, shared with Foster, Garfield, Osseo, Sumner, Fairchild and Cleveland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,614
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,614 per pupil, $9,336 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 Fairchild pay

Typical tax bill
$982
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$91,700
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 Fairchild's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairchild →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairchild

Fairchild is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Fairchild'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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