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Fall River, WI town hall & government

Fall River spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,313 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fall River's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,313
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$3,941 per resident
Sewer & trash
$545,00024%
Police
$313,00014%
Roads & transportation
$300,00013%
Interest on debt
$283,00012%
Water & other utilities
$216,0009%
Administration & buildings
$176,0008%
Fire
$137,0006%
Health & welfare
$32,0001%
Parks & libraries
$28,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Other
$262,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Fall River

Full-time staff
10
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Police
2 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Fall River School District

Fall River's K–12 school district, shared with Fountain Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,300
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
496
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,300 per pupil, $8,907 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 Fall River pay

Typical tax bill
$3,448
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$243,700
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 Fall River's government

🏛️ Official websitefallriverwi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fall River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fall River

Fall River is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Fall River'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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