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Junction, WI town hall & government

Junction spent $901,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,052 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Junction's money goes

Spent
$901,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,052
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$5,481 per resident
Administration & buildings
$228,00025%
Water & other utilities
$193,00021%
Sewer & trash
$182,00020%
Interest on debt
$92,00010%
Fire
$75,0008%
Roads & transportation
$74,0008%
Housing & development
$25,0003%
Parks & libraries
$25,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Junction

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
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

Stevens Point Area School District

Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Dewey, Eau Pleine, Hull, Linwood, Milladore and Park Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,371
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
6,980
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,371 per pupil, $9,230 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 Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$1,900
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$145,300
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 Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Junction

Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Junction'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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