Town Hall · Holmen

Holmen, WI town hall & government

Holmen spent $21.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,893 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Holmen's money goes

Spent
$21.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,893
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$51 million
$4,466 per resident
Sewer & trash
$9 million42%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million12%
Police
$2.3 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million9%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million8%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million6%
Fire
$1.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$428,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$162,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$1 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Holmen

Full-time staff
33
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
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

Holmen School District

Holmen's K–12 school district, shared with Holland and Onalaska. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,640
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,860
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,640 per pupil, $8,828 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 Holmen pay

Typical tax bill
$4,398
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$285,900
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.

Local

Contact Holmen's government

Town hall & decisions in Holmen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Holmen

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

All of Holmen'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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