Town Hall · Horicon

Horicon, WI town hall & government

Horicon spent $8.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,268 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Horicon's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,268
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
$2,279 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million17%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million13%
Police
$1 million13%
Parks & libraries
$540,0006%
Administration & buildings
$424,0005%
Health & welfare
$423,0005%
Fire
$340,0004%
Interest on debt
$260,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$103,0001%
Other
$1.2 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 18%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Horicon

Full-time staff
23
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time30 part
Police
8 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time16 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 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

Horicon School District

Horicon's K–12 school district, shared with Burnett, Hubbard and Iron Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,183
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
787
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,183 per pupil, $7,892 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 Horicon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,365
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$172,500
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 Horicon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityhoriconwi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Horicon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Horicon

Horicon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Horicon'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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