Town Hall · Grand View

Grand View, WI town hall & government

Grand View spent $894,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grand View's money goes

Spent
$894,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,753
typical Wisconsin towns: $586
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$668,00075%
Administration & buildings
$74,0008%
Health & welfare
$67,0007%
Fire
$30,0003%
Sewer & trash
$20,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Police
$3,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$18,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 57%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Grand View

Full-time staff
3
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Drummond Area School District

Grand View's K–12 school district, shared with Barnes, Cable, Delta, Drummond, Lincoln and Mason. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,138
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
318
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 51%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $19,138 per pupil, $10,607 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 Grand View pay

Typical tax bill
$1,577
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$248,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Grand View's government

Town hall & decisions in Grand View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grand View

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

All of Grand View'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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