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Lessor, WI town hall & government

Lessor spent $601,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $485 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lessor's money goes

Spent
$601,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$485
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$188,000
$152 per resident
Roads & transportation
$314,00052%
Administration & buildings
$74,00012%
Sewer & trash
$71,00012%
Fire
$60,00010%
Health & welfare
$25,0004%
Parks & libraries
$20,0003%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$28,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lessor

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 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

Bonduel School District

Lessor's K–12 school district, shared with Bonduel, Cecil, Hartland, Washington, Navarino and Waukechon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,517
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
762
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,517 per pupil, $9,161 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 Lessor: Pulaski Community School District ($14,786 per pupil) · Seymour Community School District ($16,460 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lessor pay

Typical tax bill
$3,827
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$300,000
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 Lessor's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoflessor.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lessor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lessor

Lessor is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Lessor'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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