Town Hall · Fayette

Fayette, WI town hall & government

Fayette spent $184,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $455 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fayette's money goes

Spent
$184,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$455
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$134,000
$332 per resident
Roads & transportation
$89,00048%
Administration & buildings
$48,00026%
Fire
$23,00013%
Sewer & trash
$12,0007%
Health & welfare
$7,0004%
Interest on debt
$4,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 57%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the federal government 9%
Town workforce

Who works for Fayette

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
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

Darlington Community School District

Fayette's K–12 school district, shared with Darlington, Darlington, Willow Springs, Lamont, Seymour and Wiota. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,449
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
890
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $14,449 per pupil, $9,247 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 Fayette: Pecatonica Area School District ($19,112 per pupil) · Mineral Point School District ($15,785 per pupil) · Argyle School District ($24,123 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fayette pay

Typical tax bill
$3,096
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$223,200
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 Fayette's government

Town hall & decisions in Fayette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fayette

Fayette is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Fayette'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.

You’re browsing

Fayette

Wisconsin · WI · Lafayette County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Fayette is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01