Town Hall · Madge

Madge, WI town hall & government

Madge spent $285,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $559 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Madge's money goes

Spent
$285,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$559
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$170,00060%
Administration & buildings
$49,00017%
Fire
$40,00014%
Health & welfare
$14,0005%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$9,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Madge

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Spooner Area School District

Madge's K–12 school district, shared with Casey, Chicog, Crystal, Evergreen, Gull Lake and Rusk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,122
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
998
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,122 per pupil, $9,018 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 Madge pay

Typical tax bill
$3,217
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$319,300
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 Madge's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmadge.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Madge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Madge

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

All of Madge'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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