Town Hall · Luck

Luck, WI town hall & government

Luck spent $558,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $597 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Luck's money goes

Spent
$558,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$597
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$479,000
$512 per resident
Roads & transportation
$440,00079%
Administration & buildings
$53,0009%
Fire
$44,0008%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Luck

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Luck School District

Luck's K–12 school district, shared with Luck, Laketown, Bone Lake and McKinley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,929
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
379
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $19,929 per pupil, $9,549 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 Luck: Frederic School District ($17,506 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Luck pay

Typical tax bill
$2,630
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$265,900
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 Luck's government

🏛️ Official websiteluckwisconsin.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Luck →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Luck

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

All of Luck'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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