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Hughes, WI town hall & government

Hughes spent $381,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $972 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hughes's money goes

Spent
$381,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$972
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$257,00067%
Sewer & trash
$41,00011%
Administration & buildings
$39,00010%
Fire
$19,0005%
Health & welfare
$15,0004%
Other
$10,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hughes

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

Maple School District

Hughes's K–12 school district, shared with Amnicon, Brule, Cloverland, Hawthorne, Iron River and Lake Nebagamon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,408
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $6,948 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 Hughes pay

Typical tax bill
$2,925
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$284,600
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 Hughes's government

Town hall & decisions in Hughes →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hughes

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

All of Hughes'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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