Town Hall · Franzen

Franzen, WI town hall & government

Franzen spent $292,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $499 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Franzen's money goes

Spent
$292,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$499
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$26,000
$44 per resident
Roads & transportation
$161,00055%
Administration & buildings
$55,00019%
Sewer & trash
$44,00015%
Fire
$17,0006%
Health & welfare
$9,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From the state 31%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Franzen

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 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

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

Franzen's K–12 school district, shared with Birnamwood, Birnamwood, Eland, Elderon, Elderon and Wittenberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,976
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,166
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,976 per pupil, $7,214 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 Franzen pay

Typical tax bill
$2,857
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$207,600
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 Franzen's government

Town hall & decisions in Franzen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Franzen

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

All of Franzen'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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