Town Hall · Marshfield

Marshfield, WI town hall & government

Marshfield spent $81.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,333 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Marshfield

Lois TeStrake-PoeschelMayorTerm ends 2028 715-486-2074Email Source ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Marshfield's money goes

Spent
$81.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,333
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$115.4 million
$6,139 per resident
Water & other utilities
$38.9 million48%
Roads & transportation
$8.7 million11%
Police
$6.3 million8%
Sewer & trash
$6.3 million8%
Parks & libraries
$5 million6%
Interest on debt
$4.8 million6%
Fire
$3.9 million5%
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million4%
Health & welfare
$2.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$460,0001%
Housing & development
$155,000<1%
Other
$1.7 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marshfield

Full-time staff
177
67 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
33
and 29 full-time firefighters
Police
46 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
42 full-time
Parks & libraries
18 full-time40 part
Fire
36 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time13 part
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marshfield School District

Marshfield's K–12 school district, shared with Cameron, Hewitt, Lincoln, Marshfield, Rock and McMillan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,984
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,762
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$407,000
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,984 per pupil, $8,193 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 Marshfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,998
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.69%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$177,800
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 Marshfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Marshfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marshfield

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

All of Marshfield'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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