Town Hall · La Grange

La Grange, WI town hall & government

La Grange spent $943,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $457 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where La Grange's money goes

Spent
$943,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$457
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$685,00073%
Administration & buildings
$83,0009%
Sewer & trash
$66,0007%
Fire
$61,0006%
Health & welfare
$25,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Other
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 44%
  • Property taxes 35%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for La Grange

Full-time staff
1
36 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$129,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. La Grange didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tomah Area School District

La Grange's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Bluff, Byron, Camp Douglas, Kingston, Lincoln and Oakdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,085
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,096
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 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,085 per pupil, $8,555 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 La Grange pay

Typical tax bill
$2,956
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$244,800
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 La Grange's government

Town hall & decisions in La Grange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents La Grange

La Grange is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Thomas P. Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of La Grange'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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