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Friendship, WI town hall & government

Friendship spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,518 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Friendship's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,518
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
$7,068 per resident
Water & other utilities
$324,00032%
Sewer & trash
$213,00021%
Interest on debt
$196,00019%
Administration & buildings
$99,00010%
Roads & transportation
$94,0009%
Parks & libraries
$33,0003%
Fire
$27,0003%
Health & welfare
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Other
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Friendship

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Adams-Friendship Area School District

Friendship's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Adams, Big Flats, Easton, Lincoln and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,186
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,286
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$189,000
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $20,186 per pupil, $9,781 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 Friendship pay

Typical tax bill
$1,697
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$115,100
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 Friendship's government

Town hall & decisions in Friendship →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Friendship

Friendship is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Friendship'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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