Town Hall · Luck

Luck, WI town hall & government

Luck spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,482 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
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,482
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
$5,259 per resident
Parks & libraries
$795,00030%
Roads & transportation
$451,00017%
Sewer & trash
$394,00015%
Police
$297,00011%
Interest on debt
$225,0009%
Water & other utilities
$189,0007%
Administration & buildings
$123,0005%
Fire
$42,0002%
Housing & development
$25,0001%
Health & welfare
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$52,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 14%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Luck

Full-time staff
12
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Police
3 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 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 Laketown, Bone Lake, Luck 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Luck pay

Typical tax bill
$2,570
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$167,500
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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