Town Hall · Maine

Maine, WI town hall & government

Maine spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $672 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maine's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$672
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$1,661 per resident
Roads & transportation
$462,00026%
Administration & buildings
$367,00021%
Fire
$291,00017%
Sewer & trash
$228,00013%
Water & other utilities
$190,00011%
Interest on debt
$115,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,0002%
Health & welfare
$28,0002%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$32,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • From the state 38%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maine

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Maine didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wausau School District

Maine's K–12 school district, shared with Hewitt, Rib Mountain, Texas, Berlin, Wausau and Wausau. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,367
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,367 per pupil, $9,206 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 Maine pay

Typical tax bill
$4,183
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$277,500
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.

Local

Contact Maine's government

Town hall & decisions in Maine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maine

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

All of Maine'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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