Town Hall · Hortonville

Hortonville, WI town hall & government

Hortonville spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,568 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hortonville's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,568
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
$3,129 per resident
Sewer & trash
$938,00020%
Police
$787,00017%
Roads & transportation
$536,00011%
Interest on debt
$436,0009%
Water & other utilities
$420,0009%
Parks & libraries
$398,0009%
Administration & buildings
$275,0006%
Fire
$256,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$90,0002%
Health & welfare
$46,0001%
Housing & development
$14,000<1%
Other
$469,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 16%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Hortonville

Full-time staff
20
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time3 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

Hortonville School District

Hortonville's K–12 school district, shared with Greenville, Hortonia, Ellington, Center and Dale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,979
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,979 per pupil, $7,254 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 Hortonville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,737
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$263,900
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 Hortonville's government

🏛️ Official websitehortonvillewi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hortonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hortonville

Hortonville is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Hortonville'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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