Town Hall · Lanark

Lanark, WI town hall & government

Lanark spent $652,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $414 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lanark's money goes

Spent
$652,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$414
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$354,00054%
Sewer & trash
$129,00020%
Fire
$79,00012%
Administration & buildings
$74,00011%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lanark

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
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

Tomorrow River School District

Lanark's K–12 school district, shared with Amherst Junction, Amherst, Nelsonville, Amherst, New Hope and Stockton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,024
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,200
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,024 per pupil, $8,536 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 Lanark: Waupaca School District ($16,356 per pupil) · Almond-Bancroft School District ($18,360 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lanark pay

Typical tax bill
$3,091
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$258,600
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 Lanark's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflanark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lanark →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lanark

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

All of Lanark'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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