Town Hall · Finley

Finley, WI town hall & government

Finley spent $165,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,833 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Finley's money goes

Spent
$165,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,833
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$25,000
$278 per resident
Roads & transportation
$122,00074%
Administration & buildings
$20,00012%
Health & welfare
$10,0006%
Sewer & trash
$6,0004%
Fire
$5,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Finley

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
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

Necedah Area School District

Finley's K–12 school district, shared with Necedah, Necedah, Cutler, Germantown and Armenia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,518
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
706
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,518 per pupil, $8,244 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 Finley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$119,600
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 Finley's government

Town hall & decisions in Finley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Finley

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

All of Finley'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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