Town Hall · Manitowoc Rapids

Manitowoc Rapids, WI town hall & government

Manitowoc Rapids spent $857,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manitowoc Rapids's money goes

Spent
$857,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$393
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$30,000
$14 per resident
Roads & transportation
$503,00059%
Fire
$189,00022%
Administration & buildings
$86,00010%
Sewer & trash
$42,0005%
Health & welfare
$20,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Police
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 60%
  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manitowoc Rapids

Full-time staff
1
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 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

Manitowoc School District

Manitowoc Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Newton, Centerville and Kossuth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,794
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,641
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,794 per pupil, $9,410 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 Manitowoc Rapids: Valders Area School District ($14,212 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Manitowoc Rapids pay

Typical tax bill
$3,212
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$253,400
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 Manitowoc Rapids's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Manitowoc Rapids

Manitowoc Rapids is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Manitowoc Rapids'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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