Town Hall · Fitchburg

Fitchburg, WI town hall & government

Fitchburg spent $75.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,451 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Fitchburg

Julia Arata-FrattaMayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Fitchburg's money goes

Spent
$75.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,451
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$56 million
$1,818 per resident
Roads & transportation
$17.8 million24%
Police
$10.8 million14%
Sewer & trash
$8.8 million12%
Parks & libraries
$4.9 million6%
Fire
$3.9 million5%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million2%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$894,0001%
Housing & development
$22,000<1%
Other
$19.4 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 10%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fitchburg

Full-time staff
180
82 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
51
and 18 full-time firefighters
Police
63 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
20 full-time37 part
Administration & buildings
31 full-time10 part
Fire
19 full-time23 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Other
16 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oregon School District

Fitchburg's K–12 school district, shared with Brooklyn, Oregon, Oregon, Dunn, Blooming Grove and Rutland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,952
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,110
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,952 per pupil, $9,423 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 Fitchburg: Verona Area School District ($16,944 per pupil) · Madison Metropolitan School District ($18,827 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fitchburg pay

Typical tax bill
$7,187
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$417,200
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.

Local

Contact Fitchburg's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.fitchburg.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fitchburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fitchburg

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

All of Fitchburg'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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