Town Hall · Hiles

Hiles, WI town hall & government

Hiles spent $670,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,175 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hiles's money goes

Spent
$670,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,175
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$54,000
$175 per resident
Roads & transportation
$383,00057%
Administration & buildings
$85,00013%
Fire
$79,00012%
Sewer & trash
$41,0006%
Health & welfare
$30,0004%
Police
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$43,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hiles

Full-time staff
2
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hiles didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crandon School District

Hiles's K–12 school district, shared with Argonne, Crandon, Crandon, Lincoln, Nashville and Alvin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,475
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
808
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 35%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $18,475 per pupil, $10,354 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 Hiles: Three Lakes School District ($23,282 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hiles pay

Typical tax bill
$2,229
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$227,200
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 Hiles's government

Town hall & decisions in Hiles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hiles

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

All of Hiles'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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