Town Hall · Lorain

Lorain, WI town hall & government

Lorain spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,858 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lorain's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,858
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$360,000
$1,314 per resident
Fire
$811,00077%
Roads & transportation
$197,00019%
Administration & buildings
$36,0003%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 61%
  • From the state 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Frederic School District

Lorain's K–12 school district, shared with Clam Falls, Frederic, West Sweden, Trade Lake, Luck and Bone Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,506
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
415
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,506 per pupil, $9,243 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 Lorain pay

Typical tax bill
$1,983
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$208,600
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 Lorain's government

Town hall & decisions in Lorain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lorain

Lorain is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Lorain'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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