Town Hall · Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva, WI town hall & government

Lake Geneva spent $28.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $3,357 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Geneva's money goes

Spent
$28.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$3,357
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$18.1 million
$2,131 per resident
Administration & buildings
$7.2 million25%
Police
$4.7 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million13%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million10%
Sewer & trash
$2.7 million9%
Fire
$2.4 million8%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$510,0002%
Interest on debt
$409,0001%
Health & welfare
$221,0001%
Other
$1.9 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake Geneva

Full-time staff
116
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 20 full-time firefighters
Police
43 full-time8 part
Fire
21 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Other
9 full-time12 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District

Lake Geneva's high school district, shared with Bloomfield, Bloomfield, Geneva, Lafayette, Lyons and Spring Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,940
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,310
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,940 per pupil, $10,018 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.

Also serving Lake Geneva: Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 School District ($15,186 per pupil) · Linn Joint No. 4 School District ($24,609 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lake Geneva pay

Typical tax bill
$4,313
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$343,800
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.

Local

Contact Lake Geneva's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflakegeneva.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lake Geneva →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Lake Geneva'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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