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Iron River, WI town hall & government

Iron River spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,593 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Iron River's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,593
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$662,000
$572 per resident
Health & welfare
$453,00025%
Police
$410,00022%
Roads & transportation
$394,00021%
Administration & buildings
$203,00011%
Parks & libraries
$140,0008%
Fire
$132,0007%
Sewer & trash
$57,0003%
Interest on debt
$15,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$38,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Iron River

Full-time staff
6
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Iron River's K–12 school district, shared with Amnicon, Brule, Cloverland, Hawthorne, Hughes 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 Iron River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,842
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$250,000
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 Iron River's government

Town hall & decisions in Iron River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Iron River

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

All of Iron River'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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