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Linn, WI town hall & government

Linn spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,054 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Linn's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,054
spending per person
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
$1,677 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2 million36%
Police
$1.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$516,0009%
Administration & buildings
$463,0008%
Parks & libraries
$310,0006%
Health & welfare
$282,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$249,0005%
Fire
$219,0004%
Interest on debt
$155,0003%
Other
$263,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Linn

Full-time staff
12
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 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

Big Foot Union High School District

Linn's high school district, shared with Delavan, Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Sharon, Sharon, Walworth and Walworth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,053
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
449
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,053 per pupil, $8,590 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 Linn: Linn Joint No. 6 School District ($13,845 per pupil) · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District ($17,940 per pupil) · Linn Joint No. 4 School District ($24,609 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Linn pay

Typical tax bill
$4,849
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$537,100
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 Linn's government

Town hall & decisions in Linn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Linn

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

All of Linn'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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