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Maple Bluff, WI town hall & government

Maple Bluff spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,982 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Bluff's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,982
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
$6,366 per resident
Police
$1 million26%
Fire
$530,00014%
Administration & buildings
$493,00013%
Sewer & trash
$477,00012%
Water & other utilities
$448,00011%
Parks & libraries
$281,0007%
Interest on debt
$244,0006%
Roads & transportation
$193,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$90,0002%
Health & welfare
$20,0001%
Other
$112,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Maple Bluff collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maple Bluff

Full-time staff
17
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
5 full-time8 part
Fire
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Madison Metropolitan School District

Maple Bluff's K–12 school district, shared with Shorewood Hills and Madison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,827
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
25,247
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$268.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $18,827 per pupil, $10,476 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 Maple Bluff pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Typical home value
$882,700
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 Maple Bluff's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofmaplebluff.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maple Bluff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Bluff

Maple Bluff is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Maple Bluff'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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