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Fence, WI town hall & government

Fence spent $411,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,222 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fence's money goes

Spent
$411,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,222
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$317,00077%
Administration & buildings
$66,00016%
Sewer & trash
$11,0003%
Fire
$6,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 76%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fence

Full-time staff
6
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$10,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fence didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Florence School District

Fence's K–12 school district, shared with Aurora, Commonwealth, Fern, Florence, Homestead and Long Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,651
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
381
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $21,651 per pupil, $11,094 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 Fence pay

Typical tax bill
$1,494
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$131,300
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 Fence's government

Town hall & decisions in Fence →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fence

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

All of Fence'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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