Town Hall · Hurley

Hurley, WI town hall & government

Hurley spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,112 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hurley's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,112
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
$11,200 per resident
Police
$720,00016%
Sewer & trash
$719,00016%
Water & other utilities
$680,00015%
Roads & transportation
$677,00015%
Interest on debt
$647,00015%
Fire
$238,0005%
Administration & buildings
$236,0005%
Parks & libraries
$159,0004%
Health & welfare
$37,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$23,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$294,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hurley

Full-time staff
15
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Hurley School District

Hurley's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Carey, Gurney, Kimball, Knight and Montreal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,430
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
560
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,430 per pupil, $8,343 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 Hurley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,468
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$86,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hurley's government

🏛️ Official websitehurleywi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hurley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hurley

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

All of Hurley'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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