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Lone Rock, WI town hall & government

Lone Rock spent $621,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $744 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lone Rock's money goes

Spent
$621,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$744
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$96,000
$115 per resident
Sewer & trash
$128,00021%
Water & other utilities
$90,00014%
Administration & buildings
$84,00014%
Fire
$71,00011%
Roads & transportation
$71,00011%
Health & welfare
$63,00010%
Parks & libraries
$54,0009%
Police
$13,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Other
$34,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 24%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lone Rock

Full-time staff
2
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 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

River Valley School District

Lone Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Arena, Plain, Spring Green, Spring Green, Arena and Clyde. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,263
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,090
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$441,000
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $17,263 per pupil, $10,498 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 Lone Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$2,146
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$115,900
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 Lone Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Lone Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lone Rock

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

All of Lone Rock'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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