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Linden, WI town hall & government

Linden spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,918 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Linden's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,918
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$6,551 per resident
Sewer & trash
$264,00026%
Water & other utilities
$171,00017%
Roads & transportation
$146,00015%
Interest on debt
$140,00014%
Fire
$106,00011%
Administration & buildings
$72,0007%
Police
$34,0003%
Health & welfare
$27,0003%
Parks & libraries
$19,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$21,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • From the state 27%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Linden

Full-time staff
5
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
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

Iowa-Grant School District

Linden's K–12 school district, shared with Cobb, Livingston, Montfort, Rewey, Clifton and Mifflin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,951
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
667
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 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,951 per pupil, $10,387 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 Linden pay

Typical tax bill
$2,172
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$167,500
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 Linden's government

Town hall & decisions in Linden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Linden

Linden is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Linden'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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