Town Hall · Freedom

Freedom, WI town hall & government

Freedom spent $420,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,277 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freedom's money goes

Spent
$420,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,277
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$280,00067%
Administration & buildings
$48,00011%
Health & welfare
$39,0009%
Fire
$28,0007%
Sewer & trash
$21,0005%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 41%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Freedom

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$140,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
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

Wabeno Area School District

Freedom's K–12 school district, shared with Lakewood, Townsend, Wabeno, Blackwell and Riverview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,997
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
371
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $20,997 per pupil, $12,701 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 Freedom pay

Typical tax bill
$2,425
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$246,300
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 Freedom's government

Town hall & decisions in Freedom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freedom

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

All of Freedom'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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