Town Hall · Franklin

Franklin, WI town hall & government

Franklin spent $889,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $725 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Franklin's money goes

Spent
$889,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$725
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$601,000
$490 per resident
Roads & transportation
$508,00057%
Fire
$153,00017%
Administration & buildings
$105,00012%
Interest on debt
$37,0004%
Health & welfare
$32,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Other
$38,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 65%
  • From the state 29%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Franklin

Full-time staff
1
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Reedsville School District

Franklin's K–12 school district, shared with Kellnersville, Reedsville, Maple Grove, Rockland and Morrison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,342
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
594
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$100,000
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,342 per pupil, $9,034 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 Franklin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,504
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$227,100
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 Franklin's government

Town hall & decisions in Franklin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Franklin

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

All of Franklin'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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