Town Hall · Lodi

Lodi, WI town hall & government

Lodi spent $7.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,409 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lodi's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,409
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
$2,747 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million48%
Sewer & trash
$875,00012%
Police
$732,00010%
Roads & transportation
$637,0009%
Administration & buildings
$456,0006%
Parks & libraries
$414,0006%
Interest on debt
$218,0003%
Fire
$170,0002%
Health & welfare
$70,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,000<1%
Other
$260,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 43%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lodi

Full-time staff
21
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
3 full-time14 part
Police
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lodi didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lodi School District

Lodi's K–12 school district, shared with Dane, Lodi, Dane, West Point and Arlington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,545
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,487
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,545 per pupil, $8,923 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 Lodi pay

Typical tax bill
$5,648
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$328,200
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.

Local

Contact Lodi's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflodi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lodi →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lodi

Lodi is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Lodi'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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