Town Hall · Lemonweir

Lemonweir, WI town hall & government

Lemonweir spent $644,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $373 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lemonweir's money goes

Spent
$644,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$373
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$108,000
$63 per resident
Roads & transportation
$328,00051%
Administration & buildings
$105,00016%
Fire
$103,00016%
Health & welfare
$65,00010%
Sewer & trash
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$28,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lemonweir

Full-time staff
4
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$11,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time7 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

Mauston School District

Lemonweir's K–12 school district, shared with Kildare, Lyndon Station, Marion, Mauston, Lindina and Seven Mile Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,306
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,407
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,306 per pupil, $8,777 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 Lemonweir pay

Typical tax bill
$2,704
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$199,200
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 Lemonweir's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lemonweir

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

All of Lemonweir'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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