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How Fall Creek is run

Fall Creek spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,640 per resident.

City budget
$2.1 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,640
Below typical Wisconsin cities ($2,033)
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
$6,909 per resident
City staff
7
full-time · 5 part-time
Typical tax bill
$3,111
a year · WI $3,792

What stands out about how Fall Creek is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,640 per resident a year, or $4.49 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 20% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 29%Fees & charges 21%From the state 19%Utility sales 15%Interest, fines & other 10%From other local governments 5%Other taxes & licenses 1%From the federal government <1%
The school district

Fall Creek School District

Fall Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Lincoln, Seymour, Ludington, Washington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fall Creek →
$11,629
per pupil · WI $16,459
906
students
$7.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,629 per pupil, $7,736 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 40%State 53%Federal 7%

Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fall Creek

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Fall Creek yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Fall Creek

One full-time town employee for every 184 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings3
Roads & transportation2
Parks & libraries1 + 2 pt
Police1 + 2 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
7
full-time
5
part-time
$56,600
average full-time pay, before benefits
1
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,111 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.45% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wisconsin$3,792
Fall Creek$3,111
$3,111
typical bill a year
1.45%
effective rate
$214,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fall Creek’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Fall Creek

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fall Creek.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Wisconsin HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Fall Creek’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Fall Creek is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Fall Creek get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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