Town Hall · Keystone

Keystone, WI town hall & government

Keystone spent $261,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $683 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keystone's money goes

Spent
$261,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$683
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$354,000
$927 per resident
Roads & transportation
$117,00045%
Administration & buildings
$60,00023%
Health & welfare
$27,00010%
Fire
$25,00010%
Interest on debt
$13,0005%
Sewer & trash
$8,0003%
Other
$11,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Keystone

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Ashland School District

Keystone's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Eileen, Gingles, Pilsen, Sanborn and White River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $7,950 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 Keystone pay

Typical tax bill
$2,158
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$192,700
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 Keystone's government

Town hall & decisions in Keystone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keystone

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

All of Keystone'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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