Town Hall · Hewitt

Hewitt, WI town hall & government

Hewitt spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,752 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hewitt's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,752
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$4,386 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million82%
Sewer & trash
$215,00010%
Administration & buildings
$60,0003%
Fire
$31,0001%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Interest on debt
$17,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$11,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Hewitt

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time8 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

Marshfield School District

Hewitt's K–12 school district, shared with Cameron, Lincoln, Marshfield, Marshfield, Rock and McMillan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,984
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,762
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$407,000
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,984 per pupil, $8,193 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 Hewitt pay

Typical tax bill
$3,310
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$260,100
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 Hewitt's government

🏛️ Official websitevi.hewitt.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hewitt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hewitt

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

All of Hewitt'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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