Town Hall · Lowell

Lowell, WI town hall & government

Lowell spent $706,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,193 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lowell's money goes

Spent
$706,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,193
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$8,506 per resident
Roads & transportation
$231,00033%
Sewer & trash
$118,00017%
Interest on debt
$115,00016%
Fire
$89,00013%
Water & other utilities
$71,00010%
Administration & buildings
$37,0005%
Police
$20,0003%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lowell

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

Dodgeland School District

Lowell's K–12 school district, shared with Juneau, Reeseville, Clyman, Clyman, Oak Grove and Lowell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,435
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
713
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,435 per pupil, $8,823 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 Lowell pay

Typical tax bill
$2,615
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$182,800
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 Lowell's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageoflowell.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lowell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lowell

Lowell is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Lowell'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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