Town Hall · Greenfield

Greenfield, WI town hall & government

Greenfield spent $663,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $918 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greenfield's money goes

Spent
$663,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$918
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$515,00078%
Administration & buildings
$47,0007%
Fire
$42,0006%
Sewer & trash
$19,0003%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Other
$31,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 39%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Utility sales 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenfield

Full-time staff
1
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
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

Tomah Area School District

Greenfield's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Bluff, Byron, Camp Douglas, Kingston, La Grange and Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,085
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,096
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 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,085 per pupil, $8,555 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.

Also serving Greenfield: Sparta Area School District ($14,811 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Greenfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,988
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$271,900
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 Greenfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Greenfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenfield

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

All of Greenfield'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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