Town Hall · Marion

Marion, WI town hall & government

Marion spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marion's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,888
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$3 million
$2,596 per resident
Sewer & trash
$651,00030%
Police
$408,00019%
Roads & transportation
$238,00011%
Parks & libraries
$205,0009%
Water & other utilities
$205,0009%
Administration & buildings
$204,0009%
Interest on debt
$94,0004%
Fire
$75,0003%
Health & welfare
$31,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$77,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marion

Full-time staff
7
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time13 part
Police
3 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion School District

Marion's K–12 school district, shared with Big Falls, Dupont, Wyoming, Pella and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,314
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
462
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 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,314 per pupil, $8,742 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 Marion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,909
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.83%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$104,200
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 Marion's government

🏛️ Official websitemarion.govoffice2.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marion

Marion is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Marion'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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