Town Hall · Howard

Howard, WI town hall & government

Howard spent $45.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Howard's money goes

Spent
$45.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,239
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$96.1 million
$4,696 per resident
Parks & libraries
$10.3 million22%
Roads & transportation
$9.4 million20%
Sewer & trash
$6.4 million14%
Water & other utilities
$6.3 million14%
Interest on debt
$4 million9%
Police
$2.1 million5%
Fire
$1.9 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1 million2%
Health & welfare
$428,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$251,0001%
Other
$3.9 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Howard

Full-time staff
49
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
6
on the town payroll
Fire
6 full-time32 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time17 part
Housing & development
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Police
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
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

Howard-Suamico School District

Howard's K–12 school district, shared with Suamico. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,744
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
5,665
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,744 per pupil, $8,504 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 Howard pay

Typical tax bill
$3,948
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$315,700
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 Howard's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofhoward.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Howard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Howard

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

All of Howard'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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